Posted Mon May 21, 2012 at 09:00 AM PDT by Dick Ward
Starting later this year, you'll be able to get a 10Mbps connection through your satellite.
One of the oddities that comes with satellite television providers is that you need to go through another company for your internet. By the end of 2012, that won't be a problem.
DirecTV has announced a plan to launch bundled internet with its satellite subscriptions, giving you up to a 10Mbps download speed. This uses the Gen4 technology pioneered by Hughes and ViaSat.
"We look forward to offering every single DIRECTV customer access to fast, affordable broadband options through DIRECTV, no matter where they live," says senior VP Oswin Eleonara. "With greatly improved capacity and speeds, satellite broadband services provided by ViaSat and Hughes will fully support our customers’ connected home experience."
Details will emerge later this year as the service comes closer to launch.
Source: Electronic House
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