Satellite WANs offer businesses an always-on broadband solution with customizable network speeds, on-site maintenance plans, and a uniform service quality for a set price per month per site – all available from a single service provider. Unlike terrestrial options, VSAT is perfectly suited to data multicasting, which is a huge advantage for stores distributing data or other content to multiple sites.

In addition, satellite can be less expensive than Frame Relay, more consistent than DSL and faster than dial-up options. Other benefits include high levels of uptime, nationwide availability (even in remote locations), unique support for business-centric applications, a consistent service speed/level across all stores, scalable networks, high security and easy deployment.