What does satellite latency mean?
The satellite is positioned approximately 22,000Km from the earth your data “travels” up-to and down-from the satellite, effectively creating a very small delay (largely unnoticeable) this is known as latency. The AVC broadband by satellite service, however, uses what is termed an Internet Protocol Accelerator (IPA) to overcome the effects of this timing delay. The IPA effectively removes surplus protocol data and effectively retrieves the web page in fewer larger ‘pieces’ i.e. as opposed to a typical dial-up connection for example where the web pages are assembled and displayed “piece by piece”. This IPA technique is also ideal for handling large file or email downloads.
