How does NebuTel’s wireless broadband compare to Satellite?
A. NebuTel’s wireless broadband is sometimes confused with Satellite because they are both forms of wireless communication. The difference is that NebuTel’s is a terrestrial system that uses short-range wireless links that are no more than 10 miles long. The latency on these short-range links is comparable to wired links like DSL and Cable Modem so the performance remains high. Also, NebuTel’s wireless broadband is not affected by weather, whereas satellite based services are. Satellite links have a large propagation delay due the roughly 23,000-mile 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.
