How does F/Xs wireless broadband compare to satellite?
A. F/X wireless broadband is sometimes confused with satellite because they are both forms of wireless communication. The difference is that F/X is a terrestrial microwave system that uses short-range wireless links. The latency on these short-range links is comparable to wired links like DSL and cable service so the performance remains high. Satellite links have a large propagation delay due the roughly 23,000-mile (or greater) distance to geosynchronous satellites. This latency imposes a huge performance penalty on two-way interactive applications, regardless of bandwidth speed. For this reason satellite should only be considered as a last resort for Internet service.
