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Originally Posted by pmrid
Good joke!! If anything it has slowed. In fact, according to the IP provider's site, the satellite is at capacity and no further subscriptions are being sold. That probably means it has been oversold of course.
There has not been any mention in any media I have seen of the promised replacement satellite either.
Peter
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Hi Peter,
The satellite service you are using via IPStar is what is known as
the "Interim Service".
This was a temporary measure until NBN Co launches its own satellites
(currently scheduled for 2015).
Whereas the Interim Service uses bandwidth purchased from older satellites
that were optimized for television delivery rather than broadband
delivery, the two new satellites on order are purpose-built for high
speed broadband delivery.
They have been under construction for some time in California by
Space Systems/Loral and in March 2013 a $300m contract was signed
with Arianespace to launch them with two 777 tonne Ariane 5 heavy-lift
rockets which will deliver the payloads into geostationary orbit.
Press release here -
http://www.nbnco.com.au/about-us/med...-contract.html
In the long term, depending on where you live, you might get a fixed
wireless service rather than a satellite service.
Best regards
Gary