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’sAnik
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’sminidish
(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.
