I don&t know about you, but 10 years ago I thought mobile satellite internet access would be much cheaper by now.And faster.
And easier.
And better.
(Much better.)It didn&t happen.
Connecting from a mobile device via satellite carriers is expensive, slow, hard and limited.Which is surprising.
Especially because satellite data is flying high in other realms.[ Further reading: How AR and VR will change enterprise mobility ]Homes, for example.
ViaSat is offering unlimited-data, 100 Mbit/sec.
downloads to homes for $150 per month.
(That comes with some downsides: That price is for the first three months — it $200 per month after that; uploads are only 3 Mbit/sec.; and some customers grumble about various problems with the service.
Still, it a way to get affordable, fast internet outside of cities.
ViasSat is already investing in faster and more widely deployed service.