Ku Band - Hughes
The Ku Band is what we would now refer to as the traditional satellite internet band.
Advantages
- Less susceptible to rain fade
- Slightly easier to install
- Available to more areas
HUGHES invented the VSAT (very small aperture terminal) in 1985 and soon thereafter launched the satellite networks industry. Since that time, Hughes has pioneered the development of high-speed satellite Internet services by continually investing in design and development of innovative satellite networking products and services thus consistently maintaining its global market share leadership.
Optimised for high-speed IP data, the HughesNet systems support a wide variety of applications, from high-speed Internet/intranet access, to video conferencing, to VoIP, and adhere to industry standards for voice, video, and serial data protocols.
Hughes systems are compliant to leading satellite industry standards such as DVB-S, DVB-S2, and IPoS and together with Hughes patented technology advantages provide unsurpassed capabilities for broadband applications.
First Telecom, being in the Internet Service Provision market, has chosen to extent the broadband coverage to areas that are not "privileged" enough to own a land-based broadband access and therefore to invest in a long-term relationship with HughesNet.
The choice of particular provider is not by any means accidental since HughesNet is the biggest provider worldwide possessing the 50% of the satellite market, marketing a big range of services to an impressive customer base.
How does HughesNet satellite Internet work?
Step 1
A request for a Web page is sent from your computer to a satellite about 22,000 miles out in space. At this altitude, the satellite's period of rotation (24 hours) matches the earth's, and the satellite always remains in the same spot over the earth (geosynchronous orbit). Because Internet via satellite is so technologically advanced, this distance hardly makes a difference, even with rural Internet connections.
Step 2
The satellite contacts the Hughes Network Operations Center (NOC) which locates the specific Website you have requested.
Step 3
The Website beams the information back along the same path to the NOC, then to the satellite, and then to your computer through your HughesNet dish and modem. Although the signal travels a great distance, there is only a fraction of a second delay during this transmission. This is similar to the delay you may have experienced when using a cell phone. In most cases, latency isn't apparent while surfing online. Once the technology is set up in your home, connecting to the Internet via satellite is simple.
Coverage map
Coverage maps are only indicative, coverage confirmation is only possible after providing Longitude and latitude precise location.
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