Broadband Satellite Services - Make Lightening Fast Internet Service A Reality

There is a significant market for Broadband Satellite Services worldwide. It is, however, unlikely to gain the mass market currently enjoyed by wireline broadband. This is because it by nature serves clientele that are widely dispersed, making the costs of marketing and initial distribution of products high.

Broadband demand is determined by the degree of Internet awareness and the proliferation of broadband applications and connectivity. Many government agencies are worried about the lack of Internet infrastructure in certain geographic areas - rural areas of developed nations and less wealthy developing countries. To address the inequalities in access, there have been efforts to promote universal access through broadband satellite internet service.

A concern advanced by developing countries is that foreign-owned satellite networks will reduce usage of their government-owned telecommunications monopolies, thus reducing government revenue. However, developing countries are generally positive about an infrastructure development that could help them compete with the information-rich countries of the industrial world.

One of the most attractive features of broadband satellite access is their ability to transcend national boundaries is seen by those leaders who do not wish to give their citizens access, as a possible threat to national rule. An additional concern is that countries that are subject to economic sanctions must also receive service. In these cases, broadband satellite companies are promising that their signals will be controlled to avoid those areas that do not wish or are not permitted to receive service.

The need for Broadband Satellite Access

A new generation of application needs, higher throughput requirements, and communication demands are changing the way broadband satellite systems are designed, implemented and operated. New architectures and system networking concepts are being implemented to make satellite systems capable of addressing these new market demands. The progressive idea of making satellite systems that are optimized for highly in demand services opens entire new market opportunities that go far beyond the traditional viewpoint of selling services only into markets that where satellite services excel.

There are four basic technology categories that form the basis for the various broadband satellite internet service offerings:

• Ku-band FSS
• bent pipe Ka-band
• on-board processing Ka-band
• L-band MSS

The first generation services that are now in place use existing Ku-band fixed satellite service (FSS) satellites for two-way connections. Using FSS, a large geographical area (e.g., the United States or all of North America ) is covered by a single broadcast beam.

For example, Tachyon’s* Broadband Satellite Service is designed for use by Global 2000 corporations and government agencies and institutions that depend on high-speed, reliable corporate and Internet access to business-critical applications - virtually anywhere, in any situation.

*Founded in 1997, Tachyon Networks Incorporated, (“Tachyon”) is the first broadband services provider to deliver high-quality, high-speed, reliable carrier-grade satellite solutions to commercial enterprises and government markets. Tachyon solutions are specifically designed to provide reliable uninterrupted permanent or temporary global access to the Internet and enterprise and government networks when terrestrial service is unavailable, too costly, or too slow and cumbersome to install.