Satellite Internet
VSAT connectivity anywhere in Nigeria. Ka-band, Ku-band, and C-band. NigComSat Gold Partner. LEO offerings coming soon.
Internet from space.
When fiber and wireless cannot reach your location, satellite delivers. A VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) dish on your roof communicates with a satellite in orbit, providing internet connectivity anywhere in Nigeria with a clear view of the sky.
Dotmac is a NigComSat Gold Partner, reselling Nigerian sovereign satellite capacity alongside international satellite operators. This gives us flexibility to design the right solution for your location, budget, and reliability requirements.
We are also preparing to offer LEO satellite services (Starlink, Amazon Kuiper) as they become available in Nigeria — bringing much lower latency and higher speeds.
Coverage
Anywhere in Nigeria with clear line of sight to the sky. No terrestrial infrastructure needed. Remote oil and gas sites, rural banks, government MDAs, mining operations, agricultural estates, maritime platforms.
Three bands, three use cases.
Each satellite frequency band has different characteristics. The right choice depends on your location, weather, speed requirements, and budget.
High Throughput
Dish: 75cm to 1.2m (small)
Speed: Highest throughput per Hz
Rain fade: Most susceptible — signal degrades significantly in heavy rain
Best for: Bandwidth-hungry sites in regions with moderate rainfall. High-speed backup links. Temporary deployments.
Limitation: Heavy rain in southern Nigeria can cause outages lasting minutes to hours.
General Purpose
Dish: 1.2m to 1.8m (medium)
Speed: Moderate throughput
Rain fade: Moderate — noticeable in heavy storms but recovers quickly
Best for: Most common VSAT band. General business connectivity. Good balance of cost, speed, and weather resilience.
Recommended for most deployments.
Enterprise Grade
Dish: 2.4m to 3.8m (large)
Speed: Lower throughput per Hz
Rain fade: Minimal — virtually immune to rain
Best for: Mission-critical always-on. Banks, government, military, oil and gas.
Large dish, higher cost, complex installation.
Limitations you should know
- Latency: GEO satellites orbit at 36,000km. Signal round-trip takes ~600ms. Noticeable on video calls. VoIP works but with slight delay. Gaming is impractical.
- Rain fade: All bands experience some rain fade. Ka-band is worst, C-band is best. We design link budgets with rain margin to minimize outages.
- Shared bandwidth: Most VSAT plans are contended. Dedicated satellite bandwidth is available but expensive.
- Installation: Requires professional installation — dish alignment, commissioning. Typically 5-10 business days.
- Cost: Satellite bandwidth costs more per Mbps than fiber or wireless. Budget accordingly.
LEO satellite — coming soon
Low Earth Orbit satellites (Starlink, Amazon Kuiper) orbit at 550km instead of 36,000km. This means:
- ~30ms latency instead of 600ms — suitable for video calls and real-time applications
- Higher speeds — 50-200 Mbps typical
- Smaller equipment — flat panel antenna, self-installing
- Lower cost per Mbps than traditional VSAT
We are preparing to add LEO offerings to our portfolio as they become commercially available in Nigeria. Contact us to register your interest.