Satellite Internet:

Satellite Internet access is receiving interest from sites and people unable to connect to high speed internet service such as DSL. This is basically the case for most areas outside of large cities. Currently these services are relatively expensive - in the range of $50- $500 for hardware and $50/month for residential installations, around $150/month for commercial applications.

Some basic information:

Satellite Background Information (from Hughes Research Laboratories) - http://www.isoc.org/inet97/proceedings/F5/F5_1.HTM

There are a large number of companies who install or resell satellite internet services.

WildBlue: http://wildblue.com/

SkyWay USA: http://skywayusa.com

HughesNet (previously called DiRECWAY) : http://www.hughesnet.com/

STARBAND: http://www.starband.net/

See Also:

Skycasters Satellite Internet - http://www.skycasters.com/

Net2Dish Broadband Satellite Internet - http://www.net2dish.com/

VSAT Systems Internet - http://www.vsat-systems.com/

This page will be updated as I receive more information.  Please send additions/comments or other information for me to include! 

This page last updated June 20, 2008, John Vande Castle LTER Associate Director for Technology Development