Originally Posted by
Matt Meiser
The problem with satellite is latency on the order of 600ms just from simple physics. Imagine moving your mouse in a remote session and waiting nearly a second to see it move. Not sure if this has changed, but any SSL data couldn't be compressed too, which means speeds there are dramatically slower--this would include almost all of a telecommuter's traffic.
I agree that this will be an issue with most folks in the tech industries for remote working and it's not just about lag of the rodent. Business today is very interactive and collaboration/team engagement is at the heart of daily work activities. That includes not just audio calls, but video and content sharing. High latency doesn't help with that and any jitter (variability in latency) can really make things unworkable "real fast".
I know that if I move anywhere, I'll be loath to give up my current 150/150 symmetrical access which likely will head to nearly gigabit speed in a few months. (full disclosure...I'm in the telecom business a sell industry leading collaboration/team engagement solutions)
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