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However , Viasat 's new , faster Internet service shows that advances in satellite technology are improving the quality of Internet services to Earth from space .

不过Viasat公司这一更新、更快的互联网服务表明，卫星技术的进步正在改善天基互联网服务的质量。

Viasat , the company offering the Internet service , is charging $ 150 a month for its fastest plan of up to 100 megabits per second .

这家卫星互联网服务公司名叫Viasat，其最快网速套餐每月收费150美元，网速可达每秒100兆。

Viasat originally signed a contract with SpaceX to launch its ViaSat 2 satellite into space via SpaceX 's Falcon Heavy rocket .

Viasat公司原本已与SpaceX签订了卫星发射合同，计划利用后者的“猎鹰”重型火箭发射它的ViaSat2卫星。

Asked about Viasat 's contract with SpaceX , Dankberg said " we 're still evaluating " it and that the company has not made any decisions about future satellite launches .

在问到与SpaceX公司的合同时，丹克伯格表示：“我们还在进行评估。”并表示该公司对未来的卫星发射尚未做出任何决定。

But because SpaceX delayed the rocket 's launch , Viasat ended up sending the satellite aloft with the help of Arianespace .

不过由于SpaceX推迟了发射日程，Viasat最终选择了雅利安太空公司帮助其发射卫星。

Viasat 's price is higher than the typical Earth-based Internet service provider like Comcast , which charges an " introductory price " of $ 50 a month for 150 MPS Internet service .

与普通的地面互联网服务提供商相比，Viasat的价格显然是比较高的。拿康卡斯特公司为例，该公司每秒150兆的互联网服务的“建议价格”仅为每月50美元。

SpaceX is looking to launch several small satellites into a lower orbit than Viasat in order to cut down on latency errors , with the idea being the closer a satellite is to Earth , the less likely there will be hiccups .

为了解决延迟问题，SpaceX可能会发射多颗小型卫星，在比Viasat更低的轨道上运行。因为卫星离地面越近，发生延迟的可能性就越低。

Viasat CEO Mark Dankberg believes that it 's unlikely that the kinds of smaller satellites that companies like SpaceX or rival OneWeb are looking to deploy in low orbit will be able to offer Internet speeds that are as fast as the bigger satellites in higher orbit .

Viasat公司的CEO马克·丹克伯格则认为，SpaceX或OneWeb等竞争公司发射的小型低轨卫星的网速不太可能赶上较高轨道上的大型卫星。