iDirect competition from SurfBeam & DIRECWAY

For the first time since about 3 years ago, the highly touted Enterprise iDirect satellite Internet platform is powered by two less expensive platforms: DIRECWAY's DW 7700 and SurfBeam ViaSat Ku-band setup questioned. But they can provide cost-effective solutions that actually work? Here is the early comparison:

1. Cost:
The iDirect setup traditionally cost of over $ 1800 for the equipment (1.2 meter satellite dish with two watt transmitter) + installed between $ 499 - $ 799 Therethere are a few companies make it up for less, but with relatively long maturities on the service at the difference.
The DIRECWAY 7700 is selling for about $ 1600 plus installation of $ 500 for the 1.2 meter dish setup with a 2-watt transmitter. You can use the DW 7000 Business Internet version for about $ 1000 for sale (reaching the same speed, but lacks a few frills).
The ViaSat Ku-band SurfBeam setup is selling for about $ 1600 for the 1.2 meter dish and a 4-watt transmitter, plus installation of about$ 500, the lowest price of all offers in this comparison, given the stronger transmitter is included in the price. The 2-watt setup sold for less than $ 1,000 plus installation (provides up to 256 kbit / s upload - not rated).

2. Latency:
VSAT is the only product on the market, in competition with iDirect in this area is Ka-band SurfBeam (WildBlue Communications). The DIRECWAY environment is still very tight, but still run some 75 to 150 ms iDirect behind the numbers that are prettyconsistently in the 575-700 ms range.
The SurfBeam ku setup on the market not long enough to take compare, but I have a test system, very fast and the results can be published. Since it uses the same modem as the Ka band Wildblue setup, it might be a worthy competitor in this area.

3. Dynamic range:
Here it is now very confusing for most business-grade VSAT buyer. The least-expensive monthly service options are "shared bandwidth", which for all but theU.S. government and large companies, is all that is realistic to talk about it. Dedicated bandwidth is extremely expensive and very few opt for them. The problem with common bandwidth shared bandwidth is not all created equal!
This is the convoluted and often incorrectly described the satellite internet industry. Most satellite providers are very reluctant to tell you how many people you share with the bandwidth. It's called the contention ratio or assertion andit is crucial to perform well as your satellite service. Most experts regard anything below 20-1 as true enterprise grade shared bandwidth, but with the efficiency, the use of the new 7000-series, both DIRECWAY platform with DVB-S2 technology and the DOCSIS platform SurfBeam ku ViaSat modem have resulted, some will say that the dispute will be in competition with the ratios up to 60-1 iDirect setup work with a 20-1 run rate.

Tthe iDirect platform requires the lowestContention ratio of setup to perform competitively with others from my own experience. This is where the competition really begins for iDirect ... it only works well when bandwidth is available ... and that is expensive to get. There are several companies that are trying to block the limits of money out there now with the iDirect setup and urging people screaming about slow speeds and high latency.
The DIRECWAY ext 7700, most simultaneous TCP / IP sessions with the Internet asthe other packages in this comparison. The DIRECWAY will not affect the connection "as soon as strictly IP type connections, so that more users can simultaneously over the network ... a great advantage for DIRECWAY. To further understand this complex area of satellite internet, call a professional VSAT sales engineer with a reputable company.

4. Monthly costs:
Because we limit the discussion on shared bandwidth, I will request the products with the most popular speed compare: 2000kbit / s download and 512 kbps upload speeds.

IDirect A.: The least expensive monthly service charge with an acceptable ratio of contention I realize Pistenzustand $ 599 per month without use. There are many low Ballers out there, but you adhere strictly to the amount of usage per month and limited float costs literally. A package is $ 350 per mo, but has a limit of 3 GB per mo. Total ,09-use and the cost per MB thereafter.

B. DIRECWAY Business Internet: $ 199 per month. It is a 1250 MBThreshold (FAP) - so you can slow down when you do a huge amount of downloading in a short period of time.

C. SurfBeam Ku-Band: 3000/512 is the next plan I could find, and it runs $ 350 per month. There is no restriction on the connection time per month at this time.

5th VPN & VOIP:
Because the iDirect setup has the lowest latency of all tested systems, IPsec VPN, it takes the best. The SurfBeam ku setup could equal if thoroughly tested, and it's a pretty safe bet thatThe DIRECWAY 7700/7000 Series comes in third with higher latency, while offering far better than anything they have in the past. Note that there is no satellite Internet setup doing a fine job on an IPSec VPN tunnel. You Expect reduced 50-70%.

The people need, voice over IP are very good results over an iDirect SurfBeam setup or get (from satellite Internet standards) and will not be able to use DIRECWAY Setup for VoIP at this time.

Business Internet hasimproved over the last three years for those who can not get terrestrial service, but it has its limits, which still offer a lot of frustration for users. Which setup you choose will depend a lot on your needs and budget .... on clear answers and get the right fit for your company, call a professional who is not "married" to the provider.

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