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ViaSat Announces Next Generation Broadband Satellite

5/17/13 at 9:22 AM by Steve Hawley

CARLSBAD, Calif., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — ViaSat (NASDAQ: VSAT) has executed a contract with Boeing (NYSE: BA) to build ViaSat-2, which is based on ViaSat’s next generation, Ka-band satellite technology and architecture. ViaSat-2 is expected to be, by far, the world’s highest capacity satellite at the time of launch (scheduled for mid-2016) achieving an...Learn More

FCC: ViaSat, FiOS, Cablevision, Comcast Beat Advertised Broadband Speeds

2/15/13 at 4:11 PM by Joan Engebretson

Customers of Cablevision, Comcast, Verizon FiOS and ViaSat/Exede routinely receive higher broadband upload and download speeds during peak usage periods than what their service provider advertises, according to a report released today from the Federal Communications Commission. The report, based on data collected by the FCC from speed tests conducted by a panel of broadband...Learn More

Satellite Broadband has the Momentum Over DSL

11/8/12 at 1:17 PM by Bernie Arnason

With the launch of new satellite technology from ViaSat and Hughes Network Systems, satellite broadband is gaining more respectability and momentum. New packages from Exede (ViaSat’s brand) and HughesNet Gen4 now offer faster speeds (up to 12 Mbps on a good day) and comparatively lower prices of about $50/month. This new approach seems to be...Learn More

Dish Satellite Broadband is Tightly Integrated with Video Operations

9/27/12 at 12:02 PM by Joan Engebretson

Satellite services from ViaSat/Exede and HughesNet underlie dishNET a new satellite broadband offering from Dish Network announced today. The new service supports broadband at speeds up to 10 Mbps but will have a monthly usage cap. Because of the cap, the service is expected to be popular primarily in rural areas that lack landline broadband...Learn More

HughesNet Reveals High-Speed Pricing, Challenges Exede on Caps

8/23/12 at 10:53 AM by Joan Engebretson

Hughes Network Systems has quietly revealed pricing and other details about its new broadband satellite service. DSL Reports called our attention to the pricing, which appeared recently on a website dedicated to the new service. HughesNet has gone for a three-tier approach to the new services, dubbed Gen4. The lowest-tier service starts at $59.95, with...Learn More

What Digital Divide Actually Exists?

8/20/12 at 5:11 PM by Gary Kim

One doesn’t hear quite so much about “digital divides” as was common a decade ago. One suspects that is because the supply of communications, both voice and data, is a problem the world seems capable of solving. Some of us can remember great “handwringing” an concern in international policy circles about how to bring telephone...Learn More

Another Satellite Broadband Option Coming From Dish?

8/16/12 at 10:54 AM by Bernie Arnason

There are several news reports, including one from Bloomberg BusinessWeek, that discuss a potential new satellite broadband option that may be offered from Dish Network, perhaps as a bundled offer with their TV service. Apparently Dish intends to use satellite broadband capacity from the recently launched Echostar XVII satellite. That potentially makes three (but really...Learn More

Frontier Partners With Hughes for Satellite Broadband

7/24/12 at 10:47 AM by Bernie Arnason

Echostar recently announced the launch of its next generation satellite for broadband, EchoStar XVII, which will offer faster broadband speeds and be offered through Hughes as HughesNet Gen4 service. They now have a new sales distribution partner in Frontier, who announced they will resell satellite broadband through their Frontier Broadband brand beginning in mid-Sept. “We...Learn More

EchoStar (HughesNet) Launches High-Capacity Satellite

7/6/12 at 12:50 PM by Gary Kim

EchoStar has successful launched its latest high-capacity satellite into orbit, and technicians will spend the next couple of days deploying the solar panels required to power the satellite for its expected useful life. The new satellite will enable HughesNet to deliver much-faster Internet access speeds, the precise speeds depending on how HughesNet allocates available transponder...Learn More

Satellite Broadband Options to Expand With EchoStar XVII Satellite Launch

7/6/12 at 12:04 PM by Bernie Arnason

Additional satellite broadband options will be available once the just launched EchoStar XVII satellite becomes operational. The new satellite features ‘Jupiter’ technology, which apparently refers to its faster broadband performance. The satellite will give EchoStar subsidiary Hughes satellite broadband capability of 20 Mbps or better, with a few caveats. “The Ka-band EchoStar XVII with JUPITER...Learn More

DirecTV Adds Satellite Broadband Bundles

5/17/12 at 9:32 AM by Bernie Arnason

DirecTV shored up its bundling strategy by adding both Exede by ViaSat and Hughes’ HughesNet Gen4 next-generation satellite broadband services to their TV offer. Both satellite broadband services claim download speeds of 12+Mbps, but actual speeds and availability vary widely. Exede (formerly WildBlue) is available today and HughesNet Gen4 is close to launching. By adding...Learn More

LightSquared Bankruptcy Triggers DISH Spectrum Purchase Speculation

5/15/12 at 12:06 PM by Joan Engebretson

LightSquared’s filing for bankruptcy protection yesterday has generated much industry speculation about what will happen with the company’s spectrum holdings. Although that spectrum is officially designated only for satellite use, LightSquared attempted to repurpose it to support a nationwide wholesale LTE network that would be supplemented with satellite service. The company got as far as...Learn More