Application Examples of VSAT Communication

Solution for fire VSAT communication

VSAT communication is the ultimate solution for fire communication, with particularly significant application effects. For forest fires, its application advantages are even more significant.

On March 17, 2020, a forest fire occurred in a certain area, with a burned area of about 50,000 acres. Because the firefighting site was in a deep mountain without a public network signal, and the signal transmission was unstable relying on the temporary base station set up by local communication, which directly affected the use of public network intercoms, 4G single soldiers, surveillance cameras and other equipment. The intercom used by the firefighting and rescue team was largely affected by environmental factors, and could only communicate over short distances, failing to fully ensure smooth communication in the entire mountainous forest combat area.

To effectively ensure emergency communication, the emergency management department, provincial government, and firefighting and rescue teams dispatched communication personnel and equipment from the jurisdictional detachment and various participating forces to the site during the early stage of force mobilization. They successively mobilized equipment including one command vehicle, 22 intercoms, 13 satellite phones, one satellite portable station, etc., fundamentally ensuring the full interconnection and communication between the entire firefighting site, the front, and the rear. They timely connected the emergency management department with the scene, and ensured emergency communication of participating units in the scene.

After the arrival of the superior full-time command center, other emergency communication protection forces were dispatched in a timely and effective manner. This included one mobile cabin command vehicle, 7 satellite phones, one satellite portable station, etc. This played a crucial role in the collective forest fire suppression work.

Application of VSAT communication

In the collective forest fire suppression work, the use of VSAT communication fully compensated for the lack of on-site communication, and effectively transmitted the basic situation of the scene and fire rescue to the rear within the shortest time. Through the use of relevant accessories such as satellite phones with omnidirectional antennas, it further strengthened the emergency communication protection capability under complicated and harsh environments like network disconnection, power outage, and strong winds. This provided a solid guarantee for the entire command and dispatch system, and ensured the fully enhanced emergency communication capability of the firefighting and rescue team.

According to the corresponding requirements for emergency communication protection work, based on the strengthening of the on-site wireless communication three-level network, we have strengthened the VSAT communication equipment construction and promoted the development of emergency communication means towards diversification, intelligence, and integration by introducing Beidou active terminals, satellite and Iridium phones, remote voice communication radios, 4G private network base stations, voice communication base station relays, etc. We have effectively considered the on-site combat environment under the most unfavorable factors, fully covered the protection range without blind spots, comprehensively improved the emergency communication protection capability under extreme conditions, and laid a solid foundation for the successful suppression of forest fires.