An o3b terminal is an identical pair or motorized, tracking 1.8, 2.4 or 3.0 meter sized dishes. Make-before-break connection. There are some good videos online illustrating how it works. On Feb 23, 2016 10:22 AM, "Sean Heskett" <[email protected]> wrote:
> If the satellite isn't in geo-synchronous orbit then how do you stay > locked on to the signal? Do they have a constellation of satellites? > > -Sean > > On Tuesday, February 23, 2016, Chris Wright <[email protected]> wrote: > >> O3B altitude is 8062km. At that distance, it takes light about 27ms to >> travel. Multiply that by 4 (CPE -> Sat -> Gateway -> Sat -> CPE) and add a >> couple ms for frame processing, and you’re at 110ms latency to the provider. >> >> >> >> Chris Wright >> >> Network Administrator >> >> Velociter Wireless >> >> 209-838-1221 x115 >> >> >> >> *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Joe Novak >> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 23, 2016 7:15 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Viasat-3 going up >> >> >> >> What kind of latency are we talking? Very interesting stuff. >> >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 3:04 PM, Eric Kuhnke <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> The greatest thing currently happening in satellite telecommunications is >> not more geostationary ka-band capacity, but the market pricing in >> wholesale that has happened due to o3b. For locations anywhere below 45 >> degrees latitude o3b provides end to end trunking at a lot less latency, >> and lower prices then geostationary systems. Viasat and other owners of >> geostationary capacity have been required to drop the monthly recurring >> prices for wholesale transponder capacity. >> >> The big difference being that an o3b terminal is too expensive by far for >> an end user, it would be typically used by a medium to large sized Wireless >> ISP using point-to-multipoint technology for the individual customers. For >> example a WISP on a pacific island nation state that has no submarine fiber >> access. >> >> On Feb 21, 2016 9:13 PM, "Rory Conaway" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> http://www.fastcompany.com/3056618/fast-feed/these-terabit-satellites-will-bring-internet-to-the-remotest-places-on-earth >> >> >> >> *Rory Conaway **• Triad Wireless •** CEO* >> >> *4226 S. 37th Street • Phoenix • AZ 85040* >> >> *602-426-0542 <602-426-0542>* >> >> *[email protected]* >> >> *www.triadwireless.net <http://www.triadwireless.net/>* >> >> >> >> “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of >> comfort or convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge or >> controversy” – Martin Luther King >> >> >> >> >> >
