The city is also famous for being in the heart of technology, and such companies as Twitter, Uber, and Salesforce are located there. However, concerning the Internet connection, they complain about low speeds, high prices, and poor choices given that only a handful of big cable and telecom providers dominate the market. This appears poised to change soon given that Dish Network is planning to offer new satellite internet solutions to homes in San Francisco and get them to compete for speed and offer the service at reasonable charges.
The Need For A Better Internet
San Francisco has a large population of internet users who need dependable connections for business and personal purposes. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many employees are now working from home and children are attending online classes, ensuring bandwidth requirements have gone up further. However, similar to the problem faced by other American cities, the city’s aging DSL and cable broadband networks could not. Presently, average download speeds in San Francisco are less than 100Mbps, which does not fit the FCC’s broadband definition of 25Mbps download/3Mbps upload. This places the tech hub in an embarrassing position of being worse off than even smaller cities in the country in terms of internet speeds. Of course, there is a desperate need to upgrade the infrastructure to put San Francisco in the twenty-first century.
The Dish Network Satellite Internet Solution
Into this gap comes satellite internet provider Dish Network and their new fleet of Starlink satellites. Dish Network plans on placing hundreds of new and complex LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellites to transmit high-speed internet below them. According to the plan, the satellites will enable an internet connection that will be different from the ground-based system.
People in San Francisco are allowed to apply for a much smaller satellite dish to be mounted on the roof or the balcony of their home. This open-view dish will two-way connect with a Dish Network satellite overhead and offer speeds equivalent to cable or fiber internet. It is easy to install and no technicians are ever required to come to people’s homes. Dish Network is currently accepting orders for activation to begin sometime mid 2023.
Internet That Goes the Distance
Dish Network satellite internet service is expected to deliver download speeds from 100Mbps in the San Francisco Bay Area. These speeds could go up to 200Mbps for the better packages, which are still at par with today’s cable internet speed offerings. Unlike the land-based internet, the satellites will deliver bandwidth from the metropolitan downtown area to the rural areas on the outskirts. This means that people can work from home as they wait for the shelter in place order wherever they are living around San Francisco Bay.
The satellites also reflect or relay signals back and forth in space. What this means is even customers in rural settings such as the campgrounds in Yosemite National Park may obtain good internet service from Dish Network satellite service where none was avails before.
More San Franciscans Given Affordable Access
The competition that Dish Network satellite internet poses will help to bring down the cost of internet across the platforms. Dish Network has its sights set on being the low-cost provider in the area. Initial packages cost $60 per month for qualified applicants and come with free standard installation. Taking into account that the average cost of internet in San Francisco is about $60 for just 100Mpbs speeds now, it makes perfect sense for Dish Network satellite to enter the market and disrupt it.
Inequality when it comes to Internet connection is a problem that has been evident in San Francisco. Quite several low-income earners have previously had a hard time paying for internet connection speeds. This economic barrier can be removed by satellite internet offering competitive rates with faster minimum speeds offered across the entire city. High-quality and cheap internet will help social services, and education, and improve the quality of life for people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
From the above analysis, it is clear that the satellite’s future looks bright.
Leaders in San Francisco are looking forward to the new satellite network that is set to improve the digitization process in the city. It is also in line with sustainability objectives that are adopted in the technology. Having internet from space lessens the risks related to power consumption and the amount of fiber optic cables that need to be buried in the ground as well as the problems associated with accessing the rights to the large areas of land needed for these cables in the metro region. It also supports the city’s emergency communication systems, ensuring that internet connectivity remains available throughout the region even in the event of disasters which may impair the physical telecoms networks.
Although it is relatively a new service, Dish Network satellite internet arrives at the right moment for the San Francisco Bay Area. People can expect to enhance their home and business interconnectivity in a few months at affordable tariffs. The planets have now come together for the city by the bay to get the intergalactic internet upgrade it deserves. Satellites do have the ability to make the future brighter and faster for all.
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