Convenient And Reliable Satellite Internet Service Provided By Hughesnet

Satellite technology has allowed some amazing technologies to be developed that have allowed people more freedom and flexibility in meeting their telecommunications needs. Just like satellite television freed people from having to use cable television and let people living in remote locations access television, satellite Internet services are now letting people access the web without having to rely on the traditional Internet providers of cable television and telephone companies. Satellite Internet service provides reliable and convenient service to customers all over the nation. These customers are getting all the flexibility that is inherent in a satellite system while also getting advanced and fast Internet access.

Satelite Internet is extremely fast. This is especially important if you want to access the wealth of videos, music, movies, and online games that are now available. If you have used dial up recently, you also know that a fast connection is important even for accessing basic websites. Nothing is more frustrating than waiting minutes for every single website to download. You can get service plans that can transmit up to 1.5 Mbps for downloads. This is fast enough to accomplish even the largest downloads in just a matter of minutes, versus the hours it can take for dial up. Even the more basic plans can offer download speeds of 700 Kbps to 1 Mbps. This is still fast enough to zip through web pages and quickly complete downloads. With business plan you can even get up to 2 Mbps download speed. This is especially important for keeping the utmost level of productivity possible and accomplishing tasks quickly.

Along with the fast download times, you also get to free up your phone line. Satellite Internet does not use your phone line for its services so you can talk on the phone while online and receive important calls while surfing the web. It is also always connected to the Internet so you don't have to waste time and energy dialing in every time you want to check something online.

You can also add specialty services to any plan. These include a security software package that uses the most advanced firewalls and anti-virus protection to make sure your computer and your identity stay safe. You can also take advantage of the assortment of web hosting options that make it easy for you to set up your own website. Every plan also includes e-mail accounts that have anti-spam and anti-virus filtering to make them safe and convenient to use. Plus, if you ever have a problem or question, the live technical support can take care of you quickly and efficiently.

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Consolidation of Satellite Internet Industry

The winds of change are blowing in the vsat satellite internet industry...again! During the next six to twelve months I expect to see a good number of buyouts of companies who are not able to keep up with the rapid changes in technology and the costs associated with staying in the race for satellite internet customers. The area of greatest consolidation should come to the Small Business to Enterprise sector, where providers are repeatedly failing to meet customer expectations of value for cost.

At the present time, most of the traditional resellers to small business, government and commercial accounts are in deep financial trouble or at best breaking even ......which should come as no surprise considering nearly all satellite owners are losing money. Why? Space segment is very expensive... and I really mean it! Only a very small group of enterprise level companies and government entities are able to afford the true high speed offerings. The companies willing to pay $1,500 or more per month for a high end service package will be happy with their performance, but precious few can afford to pay that for broadband.

There isn't enough demand relative to the competition for commercial vsat broadband outside this group, so all types of pricing games are being offered right now to entice companies to buy equipment and service either as a replacement for dial up (believe it or not, some companies still use dial up!) or as a emergency backup. Some of these offers are flat out "bait and switch" schemes and the companies offering them are destroying the reputation of the industry. Fortunately, they are the companies I predict will fall by the wayside later this year. Buyer beware!

Internet providers keep clinging to the notion that if they "water down" the platform with subscribers somehow they can sell satellite internet service for a price that is palatable. The "watering down" is referred to as contention ratio in the industry. The balancing act has historically been a roller coaster customer service ride, in which things start out fine for customers.......provider adds too many new customers so performance goes down hill........customers start screaming about bad service.......provider adds a new transponder.....everyone is happy again and it starts all over. It's a joke of a business model, but unfortunately, the only way people will buy in mass is if service plans are priced between $50-$200 and the only way a provider has a chance to make any money is to keep the contention ratios too high for good performance unless you are doing internet things at 3 AM!

Well, I've identified the problem.....so what is the solution? Good question. The only hope I see for better service at affordable prices for small to midsized commercial users of vsat internet in the next year or so is the introduction of DVB S2 packet handling (which promises to improve speeds/performance by 30%) and the more widespread deployment of Ka band vsat internet (which still has it's share of hoops to jump through) coming at the end of 2006 into 2007. Beyond 2007, who knows....maybe someone will find a way to overcome the speed of light....

Randy Scott has been involved in the bi-directional satellite internet industry from it’s beginning as a Sr. Sales Engineer, consultant and business owner. Randy is the founder of VSAT a U.S., representing the most prestigious satellite internet providers in the America’s. You can reach Randy by email: randy@vsatus.com