The WildBlue 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.
WildBlue Gateways
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.
WildBlue Satellite
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.
