Uncapped 16Mbps satellite broadband from iBurst

iBurst has unveiled its VSAT uncapped service – an uncapped satellite broadband service with speeds of up to 16Mbps.

According to iBurst their new uncapped VSAT product is geared at providing businesses in all corners of South Africa with unrestricted access to broadband services.

“There are a number of satellite solutions on the market at present, but we are very confident that none has the kind of reach that this one will have,” said iBurst head of services, Ronald Bartels.

“Our service can literally be installed anywhere in Sub-Saharan Africa. It can also compete effectively with the terrestrial broadband solutions,” said Bartels.

The service will be offered in two forms including the VSAT Uncapped service and the VSAT Uncapped Plus service.

Some of the features include download speeds of up to 16Mbps, upload speeds of up to 1Mbps and various daily fair usage selections, including the ability to request large downloads during non-peak periods. The product will be suitable for a voice line.

iBurst said that it will launch its uncapped VSAT service this month (October 2013), priced between R1,000 and R5,000 per month.

VSAT Uncapped Plus (Incl VAT)
Description	1Mbps	2Mbps	4Mbps	10Mbps	16Mbps
Downlink in Mbps	1Mbps	2Mbps	4Mbps	10Mbps	16Mbps
Uplink in Mbps	0.5Mbps	0.5Mbps	0.5Mbps	0.5Mbps	0.5Mbps
VSAT Uncapped PLUS	R1,129	R1,779	R2,839	R4,109	R5,439
Peak Shaping	Shaped	Shaped	Shaped	Shaped	Shaped
Off Peak Shaping (8pm to 8am)	Unshaped	Unshaped	Unshaped	Unshaped	Unshaped
Max speed on P2P	32kbps	64kbps	96kbps	128kbps	192kbps
Upfront FUP allocation in GB	3GB	5GB	10GB	15GB	20GB
Daily FUP allocation in GB	1GB	2GB	4GB	10GB	15GB
Maximum daily FUP carry-over	4GB	7GB	14GB	25GB	35GB
Speed rate limit on reaching FUP limit	128kbps	192kbps	256kbps	384kbps	512kbps