DownLink
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Industry | Satellite Broadcasting |
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Founded | 1991 |
Headquarters | Rucesion, Temuair |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | CEO: |
Products | Direct-broadcast satellite television and pay-per-view event broadcasting as well as satellite internet services. |
Revenue | 16 billion |
Subsidiaries | LinkNet NavLink |
DownLink is an Aisling direct-broadcast satellite company founded in 1991, which provides satellite television and satellite internet service for both commercial and residential use to consumers in Nekor, as well as neighboring nations. As of May of 2015, DownLink provided service to more than 29.8 million subscribers, wile employing over fourteen thousand personnel. The company is headquartered in Rucesion.
The company's motto, since 2012, has been "Keep it on the DownLink"
History
Services
Primarily, DownLink provides satellite television service, which accounts for the majority of its business. Viewers can choose form several service packages, each allowing the subscriber to pay more money for additional channels, and many allowing access to channels from other foreign satellite television companies which DownLink rebroadcasts via partnership.
Link2Go
Link2Go is a portable satellite dish and receiver intended or use with mobile homes and other large recreational vehicles. Costumers only pay when the receiver is active. The dish itself weighs only 10 pounds and has been weatherproofed for operation in any environment.
TimeLink
Starting in 2009, DownLink began offering costumers a a digital video recording system to allowing them to record broadcasts provided by DownLink for later viewing or reviewing. In addition, the TimeLink receiver can record prime time broadcasts from several of the nations major broadcasting networks, including Centennial and Picon Broadcasting.
The TimeLink receiver is offered in several configurations, the primary difference being the allotted storage space for broadcasts, ranging from 50 gigabytes to 4 terabytes.
In 2014, DownLink introduced DownLink Cloud, also called CloudLink, which allows users to pay a monthly subscription to back up material to a cloud service. Also in 2014, Downlink upgraded the TimeLink service to allowing programs to be viewed viva the company's mobile app, which is available on any RothPhone or RothPad and other smart devices. Further, users can stream media from their smartphones or compatible devices, such as movies or music, to their television for viewing, as well as sync their TimeLink device with various social media networks.
LinkNet
See main article: LinkNet
LinkNet is a satellite internet service started by DownLink in 2008. LinkNet offers competitive internet speeds through the use of geosynchronous satellites. At the 2014 TechnoShow in Dinsmar, LinkNet CEO Iago Macedo annotunced that the company would be offering a new service allowing for up to 50 mbps download speeds via Ka band satellite broadcasting.
See main article: NavLink
Started in 1999, NavLink provided costumers with worldwide satellite navigation services via handheld or in-car receivers. The service is similar to navigation system utilized by Dachaidh for the Armed Forces of the Temuair Empire. As of 2015, NavLink provided navigation services via handheld receives and smartphones, as well as vehicle navigation for automobiles. It also offers specially designed receivers for motorcycles. Further, it allows for maritime satellite navigation service.