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Satellite web surfing at 40Mbps with ViaSat SurfBeam 2 Pro (video) (Engadget)

If you've been relying on a satellite modem for your daily dose of the
Internet, you're probably all too familiar with sub-1Mbps download speeds and
an overall painful experience. That's exactly why we've been so impressed with
ViaSat and its new 12Mbps down, 3Mbps up Exede residential satellite broadband
product. Yesterday, we journeyed deep into Camp Pendleton near San Diego to
test out those 12/3Mbps speeds on the go-anywhere SurfBeam 2 Pro Portable, and
now we're back to play around with the enterprise setup's more stationary
sibling, the SurfBeam 2 Pro. The modem functions in much the same way as
ViaSat's less-expensive household version, though there's a bit more
horsepower under the hood.

The sample we saw at the company's Carlsbad, CA headquarters is also
provisioned for faster service, delivering throughput in excess of 40Mbps
down, letting you transfer files from the web at speeds you'd typically only
be able to meet with a fiber connection. That may be a bit excessive for
regular web use, but if you need to download software, movies or other large
files in remote areas, that extra speed will likely be more than welcome. Join
us past the break for ...

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