Broad Sky Networks Business Class Satellite Service Comparison Chart
Service Type |
Enterprise Plus powered by iDirect 3100 HUB |
Enterprise X powered by iDirect Evolution X3 HUB |
Enterprise HX powered by Horizon's 1 Galaxy 16 SatMex 6 – all KU Band |
NetLink Ka powered by HN9000/9500 Hughesnet Spaceway3 |
| Static IP Address Available | 1IP standard up to 32 IP’s available | 1IP standard, $75 setup $10 a month for block of 5 | Yes, 1 or 5. $10 for 1, $20 for 5 |
Yes, $10 for each up to 5 IP’s for $25 monthly |
| Private Network Options | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes. With many speed and service options at very affordable prices |
| Est. contention ratios | 20:1 | 60:1 | 25:1 | Not Available |
| Coverage Area | US, AK, HI, Canada, Mexico and all of South America |
US, AK, HI, Canada, Puerto Rico and Haiti | US, AK, HI, Canada, Mexico and all of South America |
US only - Ka Spot Beam |
| 30 Day Satisfaction Guarantee |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Weather Fade Occurrences | Very Few | Very Few | Very Few | Very few with .98m dish |
| 24x7 NOC Support | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Network Fire walling | Supports any IP Sec VPN | Supports any IP Sec VPN | Supports any IP Sec VPN | Private and fully meshed networking but no IPSec |
| Video Supported | Yes | Some | Yes | Yes with Private Network |
| VoIP Supported | Yes | Yes | Yes | *Yes, any G.729 codec *ONLY with Private Network |
| IPSec VPN Supported | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes. Requires 512Kb+ upload |
| Fair Access Policy (FAP) | No FAP but limits on streaming of data unless CIR | Yes, with many FAP and service packages to meet any business requirement | Yes. Daily with very high limits |
Yes. Daily with very high limits |
| PCI Compliant | Yes with addition of VPN | Yes with addition of VPN | No | Yes when in full mesh networking configuration |
| Email Addresses | No | No | No | No |
| LAN Networking Allowed | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Service Level Agreement | Yes 80% of download and upload |
Yes 70% of download 70% upload |
No | Yes for Private Networks |
| Dish Size | 1m or 1.2m for US | 1m or 1.2m in US | 1m in US | 1m dish |
| Client satisfaction | Very High | High | High | High |
| Latency | 650 milliseconds round trip |
680 milliseconds round trip |
800-900 milliseconds round trip |
800-1000 milliseconds round trip |
| Max Available Bandwidth | 4Mb x 1MB | 3Mb x 512Kb | 3Mb x 1MB | 5Mb x 1Mb Internet HVUL 8Mb x 2Mb private |
Information is for comparison purposes only and Broad Sky cannot confirm accuracy
