Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for private communications networks. In various embodiments, a communication system in accordance with the disclosed technology includes a private communications network that has earth stations configured to communicate with a multi-spot beam satellite. The earth stations are communicatively unreachable by communication sources that are remote from the earth stations and that are outside the private communications network, and the earth stations are distributed across geographies covered by different spot beams of the multi-spot beam satellite.

Abstract: A system for remotely accessing computer networks is provided in which a central hub is connected to a computer network. The central hub may then be connected to a plurality of remote sites through an earth-orbiting satellite. Users at multiple remote sites may be connected to the central hub simultaneously through frequency management techniques.