ViaSat Unveils SurfBeam 2 Satellite Networking System
2017-05-15
ViaSat is introducing its SurfBeam 2 satellite networking system to simultaneously deliver a range of residential, enterprise and mobile broadband services, the company announced July 11.
ViaSat said the new SurfBeam 2 system builds off its SurfBeam satellite networking system, with more than 800,000 units shipped and installed in the United States, Canada and Europe.
The SurfBeam 2 ground system provides access to new transformational high-capacity satellites, including Eutelsat’s Ka-Sat, and continuing with the scheduled launch of ViaSat-1 this summer for the WildBlue and Xplornet direct-to-home services in North America.
The unit was designed to combine terminal pricing, data speeds, network scale and management systems to enable satellite service to compete effectively against terrestrial alternatives such as DSL. The system features higher integration of elements in the modem, RF equipment and gateway electronics. The unit also adopts DVB-S2 transmission standards.
“Skylogic has a great history of success with ViaSat and the SurfBeam system, so we have been looking forward to providing the increased performance of SurfBeam 2 networking to our customers. The system started on the first crank and is performing like a fine-tuned Ferrari to power our Tooway satellite broadband Internet service over Ka-Sat,” Eutelsat System Architect Roberto Vitalone said in a statement.
