Exede

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Exede Internet was launched in 2012 through ViaSat and provides broadband internet to the United States. Exede service is powered by the ViaSat-1 satellite.[1] ViaSat-1 earned the Guinness World Record title for the highest capacity communications satellite.[2] The Exede service currently serves 687,000 customers in the U.S.[3][4]

History

Launched in 2012, Exede Internet is a broadband internet service that covers areas traditional terrestrial internet service providers do not reach.[1] In 2013, Exede introduced Exede Voice home service as a companion to the data service.[5][6][7]

Exede also offers Exede Business, which was launched in 2014 and Exede Enterprise for live events, field operations, and disaster response.[6][8]

ViaSat-1

The satellite ViaSat-1 was announced in 2008. Designed by ViaSat and manufactured by Space Systems/Loral in Palo Alto, California, the satellite was completed in 2011.[9] It was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan in October 2011 using a Proton Breeze M rocket. The satellite has a geostationary orbit over North America at 115.1° West longitude. ViaSat-1 has 72 spotbeams.[10] The satellite has 63 beams covering the continental USA, Alaska and Hawaii, and 9 covering Canada through the Xplornet service.[11] The satellite weighs 6,740 kg[12] and has a 15-year operational life.[10] ViaSat-1 cost $400 million to produce and launch.[13] ViaSat-2, which is scheduled to launch in 2017, will expand the capacity and coverage of the Exede service.[1][6][8]

Exede Internet

Exede Internet is powered by ViaSat's ViaSat-1 satellite.[2][13][14][15] Initially the satellite broadband internet was launched as a response to the lack of coverage provided by terrestrial services.[15] The 12 Mbit/s service from Exede was faster than earlier satellite internet access options such as WildBlue which could reach 1.5 Mbit/s. In 2016, a 25 Mbit/s download speed was introduced in some areas, as well as a new modem supporting the new speed tier that includes an integrated Wi-Fi router and VoIP adapter.[16]

The service for residential and business uses a 77 cm antenna similar to satellite television equipment, that requires a clear view of the southern sky.[13] The internet service covers most of the continental U.S., Alaska, and Hawaii.[13][17] Between 2012 and 2015, the Federal Communications Commission has reported that Exede Internet met or surpassed advertised speeds. In the 2015 report, Exede download speeds were just over 100% of advertised, while upload speeds topped 150% of advertised speeds.[18]

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WiFi modem

Exede also offers voice over IP residential phone service with its Exede Voice service.[13] DirecTV is one of the major retailers that offers Exede Internet to its customers.[19] Dish Network resells the Exede service and other internet services under its own DishNet brand name.[20]

Exede Business

In January 2016, Exede re-launched its Business offerings to include primary access plans with up to 200 GB of data. Also introduced was Exede Redundancy, a diverse access backup service meant to provide connection in the event a business location's main ISP fails for any reason. A managed Wi-Fi service is also offered under the Exede Business banner.[21]

ViaSat in-flight Wi-Fi

Through Exede Internet technology, ViaSat offers in-flight Wi-Fi to connect airline passengers to broadband internet.[4][17][22][23] ViaSat produces its own in-aircraft terminals that link ViaSat-1 using both Ka and Ku-band satellite networks to power the in-flight Wi-Fi.[22] The service is used by JetBlue and United Airlines,[6][8][17] as well as Virgin America, which uses the service to stream Netflix programming to passengers.[24] JetBlue started with 30 planes using the service. The fleet contained 190 aircraft using the service in 2014,[25] and 420 in November 2015.[4] The dual-band technology allows airlines to offer connectivity to over 150 customers at a time per plane.[22]

References

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  21. ↑ ViaSat Introduces New Exede Business Internet Service Plans.January 26, 2016. Satellite Today News. February 10, 2016.
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  23. ↑ Fast and Free In-Flight Wi-Fi Is Uncharted Territory for Airlines. Mike Tierney. November 2, 2015. New York Times. November 18, 2015
  24. ↑ NOW STREAMING NETFLIX – AT 35,000 FEET. September 29, 2015. Virgin America.February 10, 2016
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