In a follow up to our earlier story on ViaSat and NRTC, ViaSat have announced their new 12 Mb/s satellite broadband service, exede. The high speed service will launch on 16 January beginning at $50 per month, offering 12 Mb/s down and 3 Mb/s up, using the new ViaSat-1 satellite.
The exede service will be welcomed by rural communities that have been unable to get high speed Internet connections because of the lack of infrastructure and the distances involved. Satellite broadband overcomes these issues to offer a “feels like fiber” experience.
“With our new exede broadband service, customers across the United States will have a way to get exceptional speed whether they live in a city, suburbs or a more rural area,” said Tom Moore, senior VP of ViaSat. “Our new exede service speeds make us very competitive with both wireless home broadband service as well as legacy DSL and many cable services.”
The exede residential broadband packages all feature the same high speed but with higher data allowances at each price point.
exede12 Services | Up to 12 Mbps downloads | ||
Data Allowance (monthly) | 7.5 GB | 15 GB | 25 GB |
Package Price (monthly) | $49.99 | $79.99 | $129.99 |
Overall, this looks like a great new service for people who were poorly served in the past, but users will have to watch out for those data limits.