Latency refers to the amount of time it takes a packet of data to travel across a network. With satellite service, that data must travel to and from the satellite (about 45,000 miles). This round trip adds about a half-second delay to the total time your computer takes to communicate with a website or host server.
Only the Hughesnet Fusion® plans combines the reach of satellite with the responsiveness of low-latency wireless, improving performance for time-sensitive applications that require fractions-of-a-second user inputs (such as real-time multiplayer games).