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satellite broadband
Last modified: Thursday, February 03, 2005
Satellite broadband offers two-way Internet access
via satellites. Your computer, through a special
satellite modem, broadcasts requests to a satellite dish that sits on top of
your home or business. The dish then sends and receives signals from satellites
that orbit some 22,000 miles above the equator. As long as your dish maintains a
clear view of the southern sky (in the U.S.), you receive broadband
Internet access.* Currently, satellite broadband is
slower in both the uplink and
downlink, when compared to a DSL Internet service,
for example.
Satellite Equals Broadband Lite This SBC article details the role of satellite broadband in small business computing, and discusses its benefits and many shortcomings.
Yahoo! Directory Yahoo!'s directory listing of satellite broadband service providers.
