Coming Soon to an Orbit Near You

摘要

Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs) are increasingly being proposed as the ideal solution for the delivery Internet services to the consumer market. In fact, ubiquity of service - the fact that VSATs can be rolled out, today, anywhere in the footprint of a satellite - is an attractive alternative to waiting for the build-out and upgrades of cable plants and telco central offices. Gilat of Israel explains how VSATs help overcome the lack of bandwidth in the local loop.