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Broadband Satellite Internet and Their Service Providers

Gone are the days of inaccessibility to Internet in remote areas. Broadband satellite Internet has brought home the advantages of extending Internet access to anybody and everybody, anywhere and everywhere.

All you need to do is contact a reputed satellite internet provider such as HughesNet or Wild Blue or Skyway USA and have them install a dish aligned towards the satellite and some other equipment like a decoder etc. which will help you to access the Internet with very high browsing speeds and above 99% uptime.

Why Broadband Satellite Internet – The Advantages

Anywhere Internet – Broadband Satellite Internet takes Internet access to the remotest areas where terrestrial services such as DSL and dial up are not available

Reliable – More than 99% uptime i.e. there is no break up in connection even in bad weather conditions

Fast – Broadband quality speed with heavy download and upload capabilities

Multi-user capability – A number of users can simultaneously use the Internet without any effect on connection or speed quality
3 satellite internet providers – a comparison

There are three leading satellite Internet service providers – HughesNet, SkyWayUSA and WildBlue. Following is a comparison of their product features, reliability and services:

Parameter
HughesNet
SkyWayUSA
WildBlue
Full spectrum two way Internet services (high speed uploading and downloading)
Yes
No
Yes
Available Anywhere with clear view at southern sky
Yes
No (requires telephone connectivity for uploading files)
Yes
Speed
Upload speed – upto 300 Kbps
Download Speed – upto 3 Mbps
Upload speed – upto 56 Kbps
Download Speed – upto 1.5 Mbps
Upload speed – up to 256Kbps
Download Speed – up to 1.5 Mbps
Experience in terms of years providing Satellite Internet service
More than 10 years
2-3 years
2-3 years
Reliability – Do they serve the US Government offices, the US military and large (Fortune 1000) corporate houses?
Yes
No
No
Security – do they employ Proprietary network security and encryption infrastructure?
Yes
No
No
Adherence to standards – do they employ Internet Protocol Over Satellite (IPoS) standard?
Yes
No
No

This comparison shows that HughesNet emerges as a superior satellite internet service provider as compared to others competitors as it offers reliable, secure, lightening fast satellite internet services.