Despite advancements and improvements in satellite technology, satellite...
Despite advancements and improvements in satellite technology, satellite services “will still face significant, service-affecting technical challenges in terms of latency, jitter, capacity and speed, especially when compared with modern fixed wireline technologies,” NTCA said in a press release (http://bit.ly/16KdgNw). NTCA…
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submitted a report as an ex parte filing in dockets 10-90 and 05-337 on high-cost universal service support (http://bit.ly/1c2QsbE). The report’s key findings highlight challenges like latency and capacity limitations, it said. Frequencies used by satellite communications “are susceptible to outages caused by weather disruptions during heavy rain, ice, snow and sun interference,” NTCA said. “While recent advances have increased satellite capacity, the capacity available on an entire satellite is much smaller than that available on a single strand of fiber.” Many impairments can’t be overcome “because they are simply the result of the satellite’s distance from the earth, the laws of physics and other factors outside the control of the satellite operator,” the report said. The study was done by Vantage Point Solutions.