Comments on: New golden age for satellite in Africa http://www.techcentral.co.za/new-golden-age-for-satellite-in-africa/13866/ South Africa's quality technology news source Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Myer Lemon http://www.techcentral.co.za/new-golden-age-for-satellite-in-africa/13866/comment-page-1/#comment-6746 Myer Lemon Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:33:50 +0000 http://www.techcentral.co.za/?p=13866#comment-6746 What is the current cost of bandwidth? How much are they expecting it to drop? I looked at the cost of T3 lines at http://www.t3-line-cost.com/ and was stunned at the price drop over the past 15 years. Amazing. Myer What is the current cost of bandwidth? How much are they expecting it to drop? I looked at the cost of T3 lines at http://www.t3-line-cost.com/ and was stunned at the price drop over the past 15 years. Amazing.
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]]> By: Tommy http://www.techcentral.co.za/new-golden-age-for-satellite-in-africa/13866/comment-page-1/#comment-6345 Tommy Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:13:28 +0000 http://www.techcentral.co.za/?p=13866#comment-6345 Prices should drop. Many of those birds have been up there a while and paid for themselves many times over. Increased competition and bandwidth availability in the market must make it so however, if you are operating in the middle of nowhere you really are caught by the short and curleys. Prices should drop. Many of those birds have been up there a while and paid for themselves many times over. Increased competition and bandwidth availability in the market must make it so however, if you are operating in the middle of nowhere you really are caught by the short and curleys.

]]> By: DaveG http://www.techcentral.co.za/new-golden-age-for-satellite-in-africa/13866/comment-page-1/#comment-6320 DaveG Wed, 14 Apr 2010 05:12:48 +0000 http://www.techcentral.co.za/?p=13866#comment-6320 Demand we're seeing indeed, but the "Sharp reductions in the cost of bandwidth on satellites " is not quite so prevalent just yet. Once a few more birds are deployed to add more capacity to the supply side, we may well see the benefits of the newer technologies. Great news for those who have to use satellite and are used to surrendering various appendages to fund the usage! Demand we’re seeing indeed, but the “Sharp reductions in the cost of bandwidth on satellites ” is not quite so prevalent just yet. Once a few more birds are deployed to add more capacity to the supply side, we may well see the benefits of the newer technologies.

Great news for those who have to use satellite and are used to surrendering various appendages to fund the usage!

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