FarSite Communications Limited
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| Private | |
| Industry | Telecommunication |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Basingstoke, United Kingdom |
| Website | www.farsite.com |
FarSite Communications Limited is a privately owned designer, developer and manufacturer of communications and smart city products. FarSite was founded in 1998 and has headquarters in Basingstoke, United Kingdom and a second location in Shenzhen, China. FarSite was founded by a team of people formerly working for Racal Datacom Limited and The Software Forge Limited.
FarSite products are sold worldwide both direct and through a number of local distributors and resellers. FarSite also provide development services to other companies needing communications or systems level development expertise.
Products
FarSite Communications' products include the following:
- netBin Container Fill Level Monitoring System
- nTag Autonomous asset and performance tracking
- FarSync PCI, PCIe and PCMCIA cards
- FarSync Flex USB communications device
- FarLinX Gateway appliances
- Communications software products
Various communications protocols are supported by the PC-based communications cards on both Linux and Windows operating systems, including
- X.25
- PPP - Point-to-Point Protocol
- Cisco HDLC
- Frame Relay
- HDLC
- Bitstreaming for Digital Audio Broadcasting and VOIP
The Communications Gateways provide TCP to X.25 and X.25 to XOT interworking.
Awards
In 2009, FarSite Communications Limited was awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise,[1] the United Kingdom's most prestigious award for business performance.