9. Comparison of Rural Telecommunication Systems

Attachment No. 1

Technical matters Single channel Digital MAS Radio multiplex Optical Satellite WLL system (TDMA-WLL)
1. Service area 30-50 km

20-30 km
(each zone)
25 300 km
(with repeater)

10-50 km 30-50 km Up to 12700 km 30-50 km
2. Kind of service Tel, Fax Tel, Fax, Data Tel, Fax, Data Tel, Fax, Data Tel, Fax, Data Tel, Fax, Data
3. Quality of Communication 30-40 dB 1E-6 1E-9 1E-9 1E-6  
4. Capacity 1 ch 2-4 Mb/s
128-512 sub
2-34 Mb/s 2-34 Mb/s
30-480 sub
355 ch
(VSAT)
23-71 (47-143) ch
200-1000 sub
5. Frequency Band 80, 150, 400, 800 MHz 1.5, 2.0, 2.5 GHz UHF/SHF   6/4 GHz
14/11 GHz
800/900 MHz
1.8/1.9 GHz
6. Interface to Exchange Sub, 2W Sub 2W or 2Mb/s 2 Mb/s or
Sub.2 wire
  2/4 W sub ISDN (Pri)
E1/R2, V5.2
2W