How does Velocity compare to Satellite?
Wireless broadband is sometimes confused with Satellite because they are both forms of wireless communication. The difference is that Velocity uses a terrestrial radio frequency system that reaches up to 3 miles from the Access Point. Velocity’s downstream bandwidth is comparable to Cable and DSL, but Velocity’s upstream bandwidth is slightly faster. Satellite service has a large propagation delay due to the roughly 23,000-mile distance the signal needs to travel to reach the geosynchronous satellites. This latency imposes a huge performance penalty on two-way interactive applications, regardless of bandwidth. For this reason Satellite should only be considered as a last resort for Internet access.
