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Satellite
DSL services provide high-speed Internet access and communications, worldwide,
to home, SOHO (small office, home office), Internet Cafe or corporate
environments.
Indoor as well as outdoor equipment forms a part of the satellite broadband terminal. Included in the outdoor equipment, is an antenna along with transmit-and-receive electronics. This is integrated into a small, unobtrusive dish. Coaxial cable connects this equipment to the Indoor Receive Unit (IRU) and the Indoor Transmit Unit (ITU). A simple USB connector connects these to the home user’s computer. The user just requires plugging it in and loading the software. Alternately, the modems and satellite dish may be joined directly to the computer through a simple Ethernet connection.
While using a satellite DSL connection, it is not important whether the user lives out of the service area for cable and DSL Internet service. The satellite Internet system provides access at speeds that are comparable to conventional DSL Internet service, without the need of a telephone line.
For protecting information content at the highest level, encryption technology is made use of by satellite transmissions.
Many satellite systems' ability to overcome poor performance during adverse weather has also improved greatly, on account of advances in technology. An unprecedented reliability rate of up to 99.8% annual network uptime, for satellite systems, has resulted from this.
However, satellite transmission systems have latency, which implies the time taken by data to travel across a network. The journey of the signal, to and from the satellite, leads to a delay of about half a second to the overall response time between the user’s computer and the host site or web server. Therefore, satellite DSL is not ideal for on-line gaming and some common business applications like VoIP, video conferencing, and remote desktop management.
Also, running a VPN client over satellite is not an ideal configuration and data speeds may be reduced by as much as 50 - 75%.
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