Is anyone using Voip over satellite data connection

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Peter Colins wrote:
> I am needing to purchase some fast or broadband satellite data
> connection for use in Europe and Eastern Europe Serbia
>
> I would like to be able to use Skype over this connection!
>
> Has anyone got experience of using Voip over satellite data connection?
>
> I am looking at the BGAN system in particular using thuraya
>
> Thanks for your help
>
> Peter Colins

Latency on a satellite link will likely make it unusable for VOIP.
The imarsat satellites that BGAN uses are (I think) in geosync orbit,
which means you'll likely get about a 1 second (or more) lag in your
calls using VOIP over it. But you'll get almost as bad a lag if you just
make a plain satellite voice call using the same satellite anyway, so...



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