The ONGOING evolution of marltime SATELLTE BROADBAND

摘要

Delivering Internet services to any type of moving vessel has never been cheap or easy, with challenges increasing as any craft moves steadily northward out of "traditional" satellite range. New satellite services starting operation over the next fewyears will offer faster speeds in combination with lower cost and potentially simpler equipment."There's really exciting news coming up for users in the [maritime] community," said Paul Comyns, vice president of Global Marketing for Intellian, a manufacturer of marine satellite antennas. "Ka-band offers much higher speeds, with service available in1-meter and 60-centimeter-sized antennas." That's 39 inches down to 23 inches.