TheWildBlue satellite links your
computer to the Internet at a very high
speed. Your WildBlue equipment connects your home or
small office at up to 30 times faster than a dial-up connection. One
26" satellite minidish and a small modem are all you need.
Below is a typical WildBlue
customer set-up.
The Internet
Accessing the Internet at high-speeds opens up a
WildBlue world full of information
and entertainment. You will now be able to surf the Web at
lightning-fast speeds, download music and movies, share photos with
friends and family, and much, much more.
WildBlueGateways WildBlue has five gateways
located throughout the U.S. and Canada that efficiently connect
WildBlue's satellite access network
with the Internet. Each gateway consists of microwave, Internet, and
other broadband equipment that quickly and efficiently route traffic
from the customer’s PC to the Internet and back.
WildBlue connects the gateways to
the Internet via a state-of-the-art fiber backbone.
WildBlueSatellite WildBlue has designed a
state-of-the-art Ka-band communications system aboard Telesat’s Anik
F2 satellite that covers the continental U.S. with 31 spot beams.
Built by Boeing and launched by Arianespace, the Anik F2 satellite
is one of the largest commercial satellites ever manufactured, and
is in a geostationary orbit 22,500 miles above the equator at 111.1°
West Longitude. WildBlue chose
the 20/30 GHz Ka-band frequencies and a spot-beam architecture as
the most efficient and effective technology platform to offer
broadband via satellite. WildBlue’s
advanced technology and low cost structure allows us to offer
consumers and small office customers higher speeds and lower prices
than other satellite broadband companies.
WildBlue’s satellite technology allows us to modify
various parameters of the earth-to-space signals on an individual
user basis so as to adapt in real time to each user’s situation,
which may change due to weather and other factors.
WildBlue Minidish WildBlue’s minidish (28” x 26”)
both receives signals from the WildBlue
satellite, and sends signals from the customer up to the satellite.
Using the latest microwave receive and transmit technologies,
WildBlue offers a small, efficient
minidish which can be mounted on a roof, wall or via pole mount in
the ground. WildBlue provides
professional installation of the WildBlue
equipment which will take approximately 2-3 hours.
WildBlue Satellite Modem
A WildBlue modem is required to
connect one or more customer PCs to the
WildBlue network. WildBlue
uses standardized modem technology based on the DOCSIS cable modem
standards to offer a low-cost, small satellite modem.
WildBlue provides professional
installation of the WildBlue
equipment which will take 2-3 hours.
PC
Connected via Ethernet to the WildBlue
modem, your PC will have WildBlue’s
high-speed Internet access, whether in your home or in your small
office. You may connect your PC directly to your
WildBlue modem with an Ethernet
cable, or you can attach a wireless hub or router to your
WildBlue modem and connect
wirelessly (using the popular 802.11 standards for example). Minimum
PC requirements for Windows PCs include: 300+ MHz processor, 128 MB
RAM, Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 or XP operating system, 100 MB of free
hard drive space, and an Ethernet NIC card. Minimum requirements for
Macs include: 300+ MHz processor, 128 MB RAM, OS9 or OS10.2+
operating system, 100 MB of free hard drive space, and an Ethernet
NIC card. You are required to have an up-to-date anti-virus software
on your PC.
