Satellite connectivity.
Grounded in
engineering.
VSAT system design, equipment integration and network solutions for remote Australia. From the ground works to the satellite link, we bring the project together.
One VSAT partner, three disciplines
An integrated approach to satellite connectivity: engineering the system, selecting and integrating the equipment, and planning the support it needs throughout its working life.
Design & construct
Link budgets, site surveys and civil works for fixed and transportable VSAT terminals — engineered against Australian weather, remoteness and power constraints, not a generic spec sheet.
Equipment & integration
Terminal selection, antenna systems and equipment integration for Australian deployments, with local manufacturing and assembly included in our growth roadmap.
Network operations
Network architecture, bandwidth planning and operational support requirements built into the project from the start. Monitoring, maintenance and service levels are defined for each deployment.
Built for work beyond the network
Satellite links extend connectivity to sites beyond terrestrial coverage and provide an alternative path for essential operations.
Mining & resources
Site connectivity for exploration camps and production sites far past the fibre footprint.
Agriculture
Farm management, telemetry and voice for stations where mobile coverage runs out.
Emergency & defence
Rapid-deploy links for disaster response and operations that can't wait on infrastructure.
Maritime
Vessel connectivity along the coastline and beyond, from small craft to commercial fleets.
Remote communities
Reliable internet and voice services for townships the terrestrial rollout hasn't reached.
Connections that keep operations moving
Four sectors where Australian infrastructure already leans on satellite as backup — and where a locally supported terminal makes that backup dependable.
Disaster response
Bushfires, floods and cyclones are exactly when mobile towers, fibre and fixed broadband are most likely to fail. Manpack and vehicle-borne terminals restore voice, data and video for incident control, evacuation centres and field crews within minutes of arrival.
Fits alongside: state public-safety radio networks and vehicle-as-a-node programs, as the backup layer for the terrain and coverage gaps they don't reach.
Grid, gas & water resilience
Transmission lines, pipelines, pump stations and substations are built exactly where terrestrial coverage is weakest. Field-crew terminals and IoT monitoring stations keep SCADA telemetry, fault response and restoration crews connected when storms take the primary link down with the asset itself.
Fits alongside: existing SCADA and telemetry systems as a satellite path for remote assets and outage response, not a replacement for the control centre.
Stations, feedlots & livestock IoT
Herd tracking, water-trough and soil-moisture sensors, and farm management systems all need a way off the property. Manpacks and IoT monitoring stations give stations and feedlots that link without waiting on the next mobile tower upgrade.
Fits alongside: livestock-tag and sensor platforms as the satellite backhaul feeding data back to the farm gateway.
Fleet, vessel & command connectivity
Government telecommunications procurement already has categories for exactly this equipment — deployable coverage, satellite backhaul, and fixed, portable and mobile satellite terminals. Ship-borne and airborne systems extend the same connectivity to rescue vessels, patrol boats and aerial response.
Fits alongside: ACMA-licensed satellite services and existing procurement schemes, as a terminal and network-operations line item rather than a new panel to establish.
A terminal for every deployment
Sourced through our partnership with Cowave Communication Technology, a Nanjing-based satcom manufacturer, and supported locally end to end. From a backpack to a base-station-grade broadband link — sized for how it will actually be carried, mounted or flown.
| Terminal | Band / access | Typical role |
|---|---|---|
| 0.35 m manpack | Ku, TDMA | Lightweight field kit for voice, messaging and basic internet — around 1.5 hrs on battery. |
| 0.5 m manpack | Ka, TDMA | High-speed broadband for evacuation centres and command posts needing video — around 4 hrs on battery. |
| 0.6 m manpack | Ku, TDMA | Dedicated-network mode for private links and portable VSAT-style connections. |
| 0.8 m manpack | Ku, FDMA | Larger portable antenna option for utility and government field deployments. |
| Vehicle-borne SATCOM | Ku, FDMA | On-the-move, on-the-pause and command-vehicle variants for mobile crews and incident vehicles. |
| Shipborne SATCOM | Ku | Maritime broadband and tracking for rescue vessels, patrol boats and offshore support craft. |
| Airborne SATCOM | Ku | Real-time video and coordination for rescue, surveillance and disaster-assessment aircraft. |
| Broadband SATCOM system | FDMA, 24/7 | Base-station-grade link for continuous, large-volume data — the backbone for a temporary network, not just one site. |
| IoT monitoring station | Low-rate | Telemetry from tanks, pumps, pipelines and paddocks where a full terminal isn't warranted. |
Final equipment selection, battery endurance and service availability depend on configuration, operating conditions, satellite coverage and project requirements. Specifications are confirmed during solution design.
Designed around the whole deployment
A reliable connection needs more than a terminal. The site, power supply and support model all matter.
Access, foundations, mounting and environmental conditions considered alongside the satellite link.
Power availability, backup requirements and equipment loads planned for the operating environment.
Maintenance access, spare equipment and service arrangements defined around the needs of the operation.
From VSAT operator to satellite operator
Our development roadmap extends from project delivery to local manufacturing, managed networks and future low Earth orbit (LEO) services. Later stages depend on commercial partnerships and applicable approvals.
Design & construct
Establish the engineering and installation base that every later stage depends on.
Manufacture
Bring terminal production onshore, shortening supply lines and lead times.
Operate the network
Run the NOC and bandwidth relationships that turn installs into recurring revenue.
LEO operator / distributor
Extend into low earth orbit capacity as an operator or distributor in our own right.
Satellite expertise.
Infrastructure foundations.
Virtus Satellite Australia sits alongside the rest of the Virtus Group — companies that already design, construct and manufacture for a living. That's the same discipline applied to satellite connectivity.
Let's get your site online
Whether it's one remote terminal or a fleet of them, tell us what you're trying to connect and we'll work out the right layer to do it on.
info@virtussatellite.com.au