Understanding Satellite Broadband Terminology

19 Nov

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Get familiar with the terminology that the satellite Internet industry uses to describe its services.

Satellite broadband: One of several high-speed Internet options, which is made available from satellite technology. Because satellite Internet is always on users don’t have to log on the way dial-up Internet requires.

Get extra details about high speed Internet access.

Satellite Internet bandwidth: How much data can be transmitted over the web at one time.

Broadband Initiatives Program: This is also referred to as the Internet Recovery Act Program and Broadband Recovery Act, and it is an effort of the U.S. Government to make sure rural areas have access to satellite broadband. It’s thought this will help stimulate the economy.

Find out more about the Broadband Recovery Act.

Fair Access Policy (FAP): An FAP, which is put in place by each satellite Internet provider, limits how much each household can upload and download within a given time. An FAP ensures everyone on the same type of plan can access the web equally.

Rural Internet service: Many rural residents and businesses depend on dial-up because cable and DSL high-speed Internet is not available. Today, many rural

Internet users can choose between wireless Internet and satellite Internet for faster Internet.

Satellite Internet dish: This small dish mounted on or near a building can receive and send information from an orbiting satellite. A modem, which is connected to the computer and the satellite dish, translates the microwaves into data that makes it possible to access the web.

Satellite Internet ISP: Technically, ISP means Internet service provider. Satellite Internet ISP is simply a company that offers Internet via satellite.

Southern Line of Sight: The satellite dish must have a clear view of the southern sky, because there is an orbiting satellite that rests 22,000 miles above the equator.

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Wireless satellite Internet: Create a wireless network from your satellite Internet connection using a router.