VSAT
Lesson 2: VSAT
Finally, note that all the private WAN services discussed so far in this chapter happen to use some kind of cabling. However, in some cases, the locations that need a WAN connection are in places where no service provider offers a WAN service. Maybe the sites are in very remote geographies, on islands where the population is too small to justify expensive underwater cabling, or maybe the terrain just does not allow for cables to be run.
In these cases, a company can create a private WAN using satellite communications and VSAT terminals. VSAT, or very small aperture terminal, refers to a type of satellite dish like the ones you ...
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