Americas: satellite broadband
Galaxy 4r map 
Satmex 5 map
 
AMC 6 map
 
Telstar-14 (Skycasters)

Canada, USA, US, North America: Satellite Internet service providers

Satellite internet

Caribbean, Central and South America: High speed Broadband access systems via two-way dish.

Canada, US, USA, America Satellite Internet Satellite broadband in UK and Europe Africa Satellite Internet Middle East Satellite Internet Asia, India, Australia Satellite Internet
Broadband internet and email access connection via direct two-way customer premise terminals (CPT) is now possible in USA and south America following a maturing of the technology and building of hub dishes by satellite broadband internet services providers. Fast web downloads, email, ftp file transfers and streaming video and audio are achieved with speeds of typically several hundred kbit/s, using a share of a high bandwidth connection from a large hub station with a rate of up to 36 Msps (like digital sat TV DVB-S signal). Two way satellite broadband  capacity is shared.  Services for home - office users have higher sharing ratios, but are lower cost than services for business users where dedicated or low ratio sharing is the rule. None of the services are cheap.  Service providers have tariff options for various service bit rates. Email and internet web browsing are the usual intended use. For applications requiring substantial uploading of data or for real time two way video or voice VoIP ask about higher price options and feasibility. Ask for prices.
My summary of the internet via satellite access service from each service provider.  Click on emails against your coverage maps for current provider prices and to confirm technical details.

Canada, USA, North and South America internet via satellite maps below

Skycasters VSAT satellite Internet

North America & United States:  Satellite Internet coverage in the US, Hawaii and parts of Alaska, Canada and Caribbean, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico (Mexico requires customer to obtain license). Enterprise broadband service provided anywhere.

Skycasters uses high end VSAT equipment to provide services equal to a T1 connection. Dish sizes .98, 1.2, 1.8 and 2.4m. Provides internet access, intranet, VPN and small private networks, IP telephone service, frame relay backup, other services available.

If you want service in North America click now to send email: satellite-internet@skycasters.com or phone sales dept. 1-800-853-0434 / 1-757-306-4910

AMC-6 beam as used by Skycasters
AMC-6 beam as used by Skycasters

Skycasters on Telstar-14 N.America/Caribbean beam
Skycasters high end service in Telstar-14
N. America / Caribbean beam

Ground Control
A business grade Satellite Internet access provider.

Specializing in high-speed Internet, Mobile Internet, RV internet access, VSAT systems, VPN, VoIP (Telephone) and wireless networking.

Ground Control : Fixed VSAT dish

Call now: 800 773 7168 (ref: satsig) or click to email > sales@groundcontrol.com
Mobile using HughesNet  Vehicle mounted broadband VSAT terminal

Ground Control Galaxy 4R map

 Ground Control SatMex-5 map
Click on Ground Control images to enlarge

Elite Satellite

Elite are a major US national sales agent for HughesNet (the new name for DirecWay service).

The HughesNet service operates using multiple transponders at 14 orbit positions. The coverage pattern shown in the map on the right is one example.  A variety of service plans are offered suitable for Home User to Commercial Business, with corresponding maximum download and upload bits rates, shared using a fair access policy based on a threshold number of Mbytes which may be downloaded at high speed, followed by a recovery period at a lower download bit rate.

The customer modems now being delivered are the new HN7000s variety.
Service is only available in the lower 48 US states.

Contact details: Nathan@elitesat.com

HughesNet coverage using Galaxy 16 at 99 west longitude
HN7000s VSAT terminal & beam map for HughesNet service

Satellite Internet provided by VSAT Systems

VSAT Systems uses current-generation satellite systems from a variety of vendors including the NetModem II from iDirect Technologies. Supported by years of engineering experience, VSAT Systems delivers cost-effective satellite IP solutions to business and government customers in North America and the surrounding areas.

VSAT Systems offers 16 satellite Internet service plans, including 512k uploads and 2Mbps downloads, and a full line of extra features including virtual private networks, satellite fax/phone and sophisticated backup systems for terrestrial networks.

For service in North America, please e-mail: satellite-sales@vsat-systems.com or phone free now to 1-800-822-0518

North America coverage map, includes Mexico and Carribbean
VSAT Systems works with SES Americom on installs in the Caribbean area which includes Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti and the Bahamas on a case by case basis.

Enterprise Satellite Solutions (ESS)

ESS offer iDirect based satellite connectivity focused on helping its customers with their communications needs. 

Customers include internet cafés, businesses and multi-site enterprises. Services include high speed internet access, VoIP phone, private wide area networking (WAN) or virtual private networking (VPN) and multi-site connectivity business.

Marine mobile internet access and Voice at Sea are also offered.

Please contact David Horacek at dhoracek@essvsat.com  or call 760-471-8045 (direct)

Using the Intelsat Americas IA-7(G-27) satellite, service is provided to all of N. America, including northern Canada, Alaska and the Pacific Hawaii islands.

Using the Satmex 6 satellite, at 113 deg West orbit longitude, coverage includes: North and south America, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras,  Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia. Bahamas, Jamaica, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Antigua, St Lucia, Barbados, Trinidad, Bonaire, Venezuela, Colombia and Guyana.

iDirect service is offered in this IA-7 beam coverage which includes Alaska and Hawaii

Service area map for Satmex 6, included Central and South America

Globaltt.com logo
Operations in C-band

Globaltt.com hub teleport dishes


GlobalTT.com Teleport


Customer VSAT dishes are typically 98cm or 1.2m dia with up to 13 PCs connected.

Globaltt.com is a leading satellite provider and ground station based in Brussels - Belgium

New internet service: SkyOne-IP and SkyOne-Pro over the Caribbean, also Middle-East, north Africa, Central Europe and central Asia.  Fixed usage:  Private users, Soho/Sme Corporate, UN, NGOs, ISP's...

. 4.5Mbps max receive and 256kbps max transmit with a small 1.2m parabolic antenna.
. Many different types of subscription from Quota to Shared to Unlimited.

Leased line or dedicated line also available.
. 4.5Mbps receive and 1Mbps in transmit with a 1.8m or a 2.4m for the maximum speed
. Different types of leased line: fully dedicated, bandwidth on demand (BoD) or slow trigger BoD.

 Voip

 Vpn-Ipsec

 Mesh single HOP

 Public static IP

 Vehicle

 Maritime

 Transportable

 All-in-a-Box appliance
 (mail, FW, DNS..server)

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Eutelsat Atlantic Bird 3 coverage

GlobalTT.com have their own teleport with 155Mbps and 34Mbps backbone connectivity.

Coverage examples: Venezuela, St Lucie, St Domingo, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, Guyana, Atlantic Ocean, All African Countries, All Middle-East Countries, All European Countries, All Stans Countries.

Bentley Walker STAR-PRO

Satellite internet broadband opensky service for all of South America.

High power Ku band AB1 satellite at 12.5 deg west.

Coverage includes: South Caribbean, Trinidad, Tobago, Grenada, Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao and all South America countries: Panama, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Venezuela. Argentina,  Bolivia, Paraguay, Chile.

1.2m - 1.8m diameter according to location. See detailed dish size maps.   Out link: 512-2056k Back link: 64-256k

Special quality of service techniques and advanced proprietary TCP/IP compression give much faster broadband downloads compared with unprocessed feeds.

Email for details and prices: sales@bentleywalker.com

Atlantic Bird 1 - beam contours in South America
All ViaSat LinkStar equipment.

If you want service elsewhere in the world click the location here now> Africa  Europe  Middle East  Asia

Please mail me, Eric Johnston, if you have suggestions or comments, all input welcome.  Please contribute to my satellite forum.  Ask your question.  Offer your advice to help others.

If you have a significant business network requirement and need professional paid-for contracted consultancy support I can recommend a colleague at E-mail: sales@primesatcom.com , his web site is at Satcom consultant / consulting.    I have written up a 'how internet via satellite broadband works' white pages guide.   A wireless or cable LAN is a way of sharing the VSAT equipment price and monthly download bandwidth costs amongst a number of local users in a star network to provide service for internet cafés, local communities, apartment buildings, shopping malls, hotels and office parks.

The setting up and management of 2 way satellite broadband interactive  ( BBI )  return channel system ( RCS ) satellite internet terminals ( SIT ) is done by the provider so any problem VSAT sites can be switched off remotely until a technician attends. Also, the equipment design and frequency bands comply to international regulatory "type approval" for general use so that operation does not cause interference to other services or continue to require individual license / licensing.  Non-approved terminals will continue to require individual licensing.

New Era Systems - Mexico, Caribbean and S.America

Islands of: Hispaniola, Dominican Republic and Haiti

LinkStar service in North America from NiaSat

OptiStreams

Orbital Enterprises - Starband® sales and installer in NC

Marine service in Brazil, Argentina and Chile coastal waters

Maritime mobile (e.g yachts) in US coastal waters and Caribbean

Wildblue and Telesat Canada service in Ka band on ANIK-F2

Latin America: HughesNet HN7000S service in Mexico, Colombia and Chile on Satmex 6 from Go-To

GM Netcom - Argentina

Americom Government Services
(AGS)

Internet in Motion using 3G cell phone networks

Falkland Islands and South America satellite coverage

Advantech SatNet - Canadian manufacturer of DVB-RCS VSAT hubs and remotes

DirecWay HughesNet dish on Dustyfoot tripod mount
 

VSAT installer wanted in Cayman Islands and link to BGAN supplier in Cayman

Dish pointing Canada
Dish pointing USA
Dish pointing Caribbean area
Dish pointing Peru

Roving internet tripod mounts
Castle Rock, CO 80109

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