By Sharla Sikes

 When disaster hits, whether it’s nature’s fury or humans’, everyone expects their phone service to go down.

But what if it didn’t?

Satellite technology allows for Internet service to continue even when DSL and broadband Internet services suffer. Asevotech’s Disaster Lease Program helps small and midsized businesses keep running during and after the storm.

Leasing satellite services is a viable option for smaller companies who lack the capital for a fulltime investment.

“There are many places where you can buy a satellite dish and services, but that process is extremely expensive and often out of the reach of small businesses, or even first responders, like police and fire departments in smaller communities,” said Asevotech CEO Wes Holden. “Today there are only two places where a company can turn for leasing, with Asevotech being one of them.”

Holden says it can take up to six months to restore Internet services following a disaster. Six months is a long time for a small business to go without vital e-mail and Internet access—and phone service, for those who depend on VoIP for their communication needs.

Asevotech’s DLP works using trailer- or pole-mounted units. The satellite unit can provide wireless broadband Internet and all the services that depend on it, including VoIP phone and fax as a optional services. Cell phone repeaters for Nextel and Cingular are also optional services the company offers. The satellite units are complete with generators and outdoor wireless networks, making them dependable even when a area’s infrastructure has been smashed by storm or flood.

“Instead of buying all this equipment outright, we lease it to the business at a substantial savings to them,” says Holden. “They sign a contract of three months up to 24 months and pay a deposit based on the options they’d like to have. Then they pay a monthly fee. If a disaster does strike, this way they can continue their operations since it’s all done via satellite. So essentially, we offer a guaranteed service that will provide business continuity in the event of a disaster. Many businesses turn to us, like insurance companies, financial companies, property management companies, municipalities and emergency services.”

Don’t wait until the hurricane strikes, though. Setting up a DLP isn’t a quick process.

“There is a three week build out period from contract signing to availability, so it is essential to sign up as early as possible for these units. But the wonderful thing is once you have the technology in place, and Mother Nature does her worst, your business can still be covered.”

 

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