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Wireless broadband internet uses cell towers to receive and transmit data. The towers are connected to a wired fiber-optic connection or relay the connection from other towers. This then links to a digital Wi-Fi router in your home or business, providing you with a reliable internet connection.
Our team will install a Wi-Fi router in your home that will use the signals from the connected cell towers. Installation of the Wi-Fi router in your home is fairly straight forward, but the strength of your signal depends on how close you are to a cell tower. If the signal is strong enough, you’re all set, and your internet is up and running. If the signal isn’t strong enough, we can test to see if an antenna will strengthen the signal and then install the antenna outside your home to get you connected.
You can choose which setup is right for you and can always purchase the outdoor equipment at a later time.
A request for a Web page is sent from your computer to a satellite about 22,000 miles out in space. At this altitude, the satellite’s period of rotation (24 hours) matches the Earth’s, and the satellite always remains in the same spot over the Earth (geosynchronous orbit). Because Internet via satellite is so technologically advanced, this distance hardly makes a difference, even with rural Internet connections.
The satellite contacts the Hughes Network Operations Center (NOC) which locates the specific Website you have requested.
The Website beams the information back along the same path to the NOC, then to the satellite, and then to your computer through your HughesNet dish and modem. Although the signal travels a great distance, there is only a fraction of a second delay during this transmission. This is similar to delay you may have experienced when using a cell phone. In most cases, latency isn’t apparent while surfing online. Once technology is set up in your home connecting to the Internet via satellite is simple.
