Launch year | 2012 |
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Current supplier | ViaSat |
Website | www |
Exede Internet was launched in 2012 through ViaSat and provides broadband internet to the United States. Exede service is powered by the ViaSat-1 satellite.[1] ViaSat-1 earned the Guinness World Record title for the highest capacity communications satellite.[2] The Exede service currently serves 675,000 customers in the U.S.[3]
History
Launched in 2012, Exede Internet is a broadband internet service that covers areas traditional terrestrial internet service providers do not reach.[1] In 2013, Exede introduced Exede Voice home service as a companion to the data service.[4][5][6]
Exede also offers Exede Business, which was launched in 2014 and Exede Enterprise for live events, field operations, and disaster response.[5][7]
ViaSat-1
The satellite ViaSat-1 was announced in 2008. Designed by ViaSat and manufactured by Space Systems/Loral in Palo Alto, CA, the satellite was completed in 2011.[8] It was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan in October 2011 using a Proton Breeze M rocket. The satellite has a geostationary orbit over North America at 115.1° West longitude. ViaSat-1 has 72 spotbeams.[9] The satellite has 63 beams that cover the continental USA, Alaska and Hawaii, and 9 cover Canada through the Xplornet service.[10] The satellite weighs 6,740 kg[11] and has a 15 year operational life.[9] ViaSat-1 cost $400 million to produce and launch.[12] ViaSat2, which is scheduled to launch mid 2016, will expand the capacity and coverage of the Exede service.[5][1][7]
Exede Internet
Exede Internet is powered by ViaSat’s ViaSat-1 satellite.[12][2][13][14] Initially the satellite broadband internet was launched as a response to the lack of coverage provided by terrestrial services.[14] The 12 Mbps service from Exede was faster than earlier satellite internet access options such as WildBlue which could reach 1.5 Mbps. The service for residential and business uses a 77 cm antenna similar to satellite TV equipment, that requires a clear view of the southern sky.[12] The internet service covers most of the continental US, Alaska, and Hawaii.[12][15] In 2013 and 2014, Exede Internet topped the FCC’s Measuring Broadband America reports for delivering on advertised speeds. The FCC found that 90 percent of Exede consumers received 140 percent or better than the advertised speed of 12 Mbps during peak periods.[16]
Exede also offers voice over IP residential phone service with its Exede Voice service.[12] DIRECTV is one of the major retailers that offers Exede Internet to its customers.[17] Dish Network resells the Exede service and other internet services under its own DishNet brand name.[18]
Exede in the Air
Through Exede Internet technology, ViaSat offers Exede in the Air to connect airline passengers to broadband internet.[15][19] ) ViaSat produces its own in-aircraft terminals that link ViSat1 using both Ka and Ku-band satellite networks to power Exede in the Air.[19] The service is used by JetBlue and United airlines.[7][5][15] JetBlue started with 30 planes using the service. The fleet contained 190 aircraft using the service in 2014.[20] The dual-band technology allows airlines to offer connectivity to over 150 customers at a time per plane.[19]
References
- ^ a b c Kevin Fitchard (August 13, 2014). "As satellite internet technology improves, Exede starts boosting its broadband caps". GigaOm. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ^ a b "ViaSat Is High On Guinness...Exede®s World Record For Highest Capacity Satellite". SatNews. March 7, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ^ Mike Freeman (February 10, 2015). "ViaSat's earnings beat Wall Street estimates". UT San Diego. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ^ Joan Engebretson (June 13, 2013). "Why Regulators Will Like ViaSat Satellite Voice and Broadband Offering". TeleCompetitor. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "ViaSat...FCC Reports Exede® Number 1—Again...Delivers On Promises Super Speedy". SatNews. June 18, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ^ "ViaSat Is Adding Residential Telephone Service to Its Offerings". San Diego Business Journal. June 17, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ^ a b c "ViaSat's... Unlimited Satellite Internet Service in U.S. Exede®s All Other Services". SatNews. August 12, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ^ "ViaSat-1 To Transform North American Satellite Broadband Market". TMC Net. January 8, 2008. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ^ a b "Media Advisory: ILS Proton to launch ViaSat-1". ILS. October 14, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ^ Jeffrey Hill (February 15, 2012). "Telesat Launches Xplornet Services on ViaSat-1". Satellite Today. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ^ Peter B. de Selding (May 17, 2013). "ViaSat-2’s ‘First of its Kind’ Design Will Enable Broad Geographic Reach". SpaceNews. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Sean Gallagher (January 10, 2012). "How ViaSat’s Exede makes satellite broadband not suck". ArsTechnica. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ^ Ray Willington (January 6, 2012). "New ViaSat Deal Could Brings 12Mbps Service To Rural Users Soon". Hot Hardware. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ^ a b "Broadband's Moving to the Country". USA Today. March 27, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ^ a b c Mark Hachman (January 5, 2012). "ViaSat Promises 12-Mbit/s Satellite Broadband for $50/Mo". PC Magazine. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ^ Mike Freeman (February 15, 2013). "FCC report: ViaSat's Exede keeps promise on speed". UT San Diego. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ^ Mark Huffman (November 20, 2012). "DIRECTV and Exede to Bundle TV, Internet Service". Consumer Affairs. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ^ Martin LaMonica (January 9, 2012). "Dish blasts out high-speed satellite broadband". CNet. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Bandwidth For All: ViaSat Future-Proofs Delivery". EVA International Media. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ^ Mike Freeman (November 2, 2013). "Race heats up for faster, cheaper in-flight Wi-Fi". UT San Diego. Retrieved May 1, 2015.