VSAT, Networking, and Hobby

The maritime SATCOM market has seen tremendous changes over these years, especially with the introduction and growth of maritime VSAT services in C-band and Ku-band that allowed for higher throughput and therefore a range of new IT applications services at sea. In 2013, reported that the global maritime satellite communications market comprised around 350,000 active SATCOM terminal, of which the vast majority, more than 95 percent, were still legally narrowband L-band terminals using Inmarsat and Iridium systems for voice communications, safety, and regulatory compliance. In recent years, growth in the sector has however mainly been driven by broadband applications and increasing data usage, with strong growth in maritime VSAT and MSS  (Mobile Satellite System) broadband systems. While the overall maritime SATCOM market grew at approximately 4.5 percent in 2013 in term of active terminal and approximately 10 percent in wholesale revenues, active VSAT terminals incre...

Increment of average revenue per user (ARPU) always expected by Mobile Network Operator (MNOs), also increase the number of subscribers for services and for ways to increase customer loyalty. To accomplish these goals, MNOs need to implement the optimal network topology, with reliable and proven high availability. The challenge, rest in achieving rapid and cost-effective service expansion while keeping up with the newest technological and social trends. Satellite communication has become a solution of choice for an ever-growing number of backhaul deployments, particularly in rural environments where alternatives are impractical, The requirement for high-throughput broadband data traffic goes hand-in-hand with the remarkable and ongoing increase in speed and capacity. 3G/LTE networks are being build to support this need and they call for an implementation that allow data transfer at peak rates of more than 100 Mbps. For satellite communication to deliver the optimal cellular b...