One of the biggest bottlenecks faced by companies which are trying to expand their reach and operational base in India is the lack of penetration of high speed Internet connection in remote areas, due to inadequate reach of telecommunication infrastructure and services in these areas. As companies are relying more and more on the Internet to connect them to their far flung units and franchisee outfits, and to conduct business in general, the inaccessibility of these areas has been posing a serious obstacle.

Not anymore though. The satellite Internet broadband connection is revolutionising the way Internet can be taken to areas where there are terrestrial Internet connectivity available. In this service, fast and reliable Internet broadband connection is available anywhere through satellites.

Satellite broadband Internet connection utilizes a dish connected to decoding equipment to connect to Internet backbone of the satellite internet provider through a network of satellites. The received data is decoded and displayed by the necessary equipment. To send data, another set of equipment is used to encode the data and transmit it to the satellites through a dish. This makes Internet connection available anywhere in the satellite's footprint.

Since subscribing for satellite Internet service is costly, customers can opt for any of the following subscription options provided by satellite broadband internet service providers depending upon their use and requirement.

With this kind of subscription you can enjoy very high speed downloads through satellite, but you cannot upload data. For that you will have to go for some land based ISP.

One-way with a terrestrial return

With this type you can both upload and download, but while download will be available through satellite at great speeds, uploads will be through some terrestrial ISP.

Two-way satellite internet service

In this type of service both upload and download are available through satellite. For this type you need to have both uplink modem and a downlink modem installed. This option gives you the highest speed and just one service provider to deal with.

Anywhere Internet ? Internet connectivity at good speed whether on land or on water in far flung remote areas, provided you are within the satellite's footprint.

Always on connection ? no broken connections and more than 90% uptime

Mobility ? with portable tripod mounted dish, you can roam anywhere while enjoying full fledged Internet connectivity.

Satellite Internet systems has allowed people in remote areas to enjoy reliable and fast Internet connectivity. With the advent of satellite internet broadband, the non-availability of DSL or dial up Internet connections are no longer posing barriers to small and medium businesses operating from remote areas. However such systems don't work for online gaming or audio-video downloads (because of long latency period) and are good primarily for Web browsing and for downloading of data files.