Happy first anniversary, ViaSat Exede Internet

It’s only been a year since ViaSat introduced its Exede Internet service. And yet the fledgling residential satellite broadband service has already acquired more than 285,000 subscribers on ViaSat-1.

According to ViaSat chairman and CEO Mark Dankberg, Exede proved that satellite broadband connectivity can exceed terrestrial alternatives if the cost of satellite bandwidth becomes affordable. The Company will deliver a series of new satellites to capitalize on the the success of ViaSat-1 and continue to redefine the capabilities of satellite broadband.

ViaSat-1 bears the official title of World’s Highest Capacity Communications Satellite. The Guinness World Records title holder provides capacity and connectivity for the Exede Internet service.

With a baseline download speed of 12 Mbps, Exede Internet has become one of the mainstream options for Internet connectivity. Around 40% of its new subscribers have passed over other alternatives for fixed home use in order to avail of ViaSat’s satellite Internet service.

The FCC itself announced last February that the ViaSat high-speed Internet via satellite service exceeded all other ISPs when it came to making good on the speeds promised to subscribers. 90% of Exede subscribers reported enjoying peak period speeds that were 140% faster than advertised.

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Eutelsat, OneAccess launches Ka-Sat Internet via satellite solution for enterprises

A partnership between Eutelsat Communications and OneAccess expressed its intention to provide businesses with a new performance-enhanced platform that will leverage the Ka-Sat High Throughput Satellite to deliver Internet via satellite services within a secure VPN environment. The two companies stated that their new satellite broadband solution will be able to match DSL in terms of service quality and price.

A One1520 satellite router has been developed by Eutelsat and OneAccess and dedicated to this new platform. The router can deliver downloads speeds of up to 20 Mbps and upload speeds of up to 6 Mbps through the incorporation of integrated traffic acceleration, IP routing, and IP-VPN secure transport

Businesses that dispersed their offices across multiple networks critically need a fast and secure inter-branch communications network. The new high-speed Internet by satellite solution will enable the swift implementation and secure environment that private networks require for integrated backup and traffic offload solutions. And in addition to widening the range of enterprise services, it also promises decrease the total cost of ownership, making it more attractive to users and operators.

The Eutelsat-OneAccess satellite Internet solution will launch in March 2013.

Pactel signs capacity deal with SES to power satellite solutions in Pacific

In a long-term capacity deal with SES, Pactel will be using several transponders aboards the NSS-9 satellite to improve the voice and data services it currently offers in the Pacific region.

SES satellite capacity allows Pactel to reach the numerous businesses in remote Pacific locations. Pactel delivers Internet by satellite connectivity, voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) calls, and other satellite communications services.

According to SES, satellite is the most efficient communications infrastructure for the delivery of Pactel’s connectivity solutions to businesses on the widely-separate and remote islands of the Pacific region.

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