Terabit Internet Satellites

New 1-Terabit Internet Satellites Will Deliver High-Speed Internet to Remote Areas

ViaSat's Next Satellite Carries Triple the Network Capacity

Sean O'Kane | February 10, 2016

US-based satellite company ViaSat is teaming up with Boeing to create and deliver three new satellites that will deliver high-speed internet to remote areas around the world. The partnership was announced yesterday, months before the company is scheduled to launch its previous generation satellite, ViaSat-2, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
The new ViaSat-3 satellites will be capable of much more. Each satellite will carry with it a total network capacity of 1 Tbps (yes, Terabit per second), about triple what ViaSat-2 is capable of. That will allow ViaSat to deliver 100 Mbps service to remote residential properties in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The company claims that work is already underway on the first two satellites, and that Boeing is already preparing them for launches by the end of 2019.

Source: https://www.viasat.com/

<more at http://www.theverge.com/2016/2/10/10958952/boeing-viasat-fast-internet-developing-countries-rural-homes; related links: http://investors.viasat.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=954123 (ViaSat Unveils First Global Broadband Communications Platform to Deliver Affordable, High-Speed Internet Connectivity and Video Streaming to All. - Each ViaSat-3 Satellite Offers Over 1-Terabit Per Second of Network Capacity -- which is Equal to the Total Capacity of All Commercial Satellites in Space Today. - Platform Gives Consumers Choice In Internet Provider by Enabling 100+ Mbps Broadband to Any Home. - First Two Groundbreaking ViaSat-3 Class of Satellites Underway with Boeing. February 9, 2016) and https://www.viasat.com/ (ViaSat website)>