Adaptive spotbeam broadcasting, systems, methods and devices for high bandwidth content distribution over satellite

A satellite broadcasting method, comprising:

• providing a cellular satellite communications system configured to transmit information separately to a plurality of different geographic locations defined by a respective plurality of cellular satellite spotbeams;
• and
• concurrently transmitting a program signal on a plurality of different spotbeams.

A satellite broadcasting method comprising:

• providing information to a user terminal over a satellite spotbeam of a satellite system responsive to the user terminal being within the satellite spotbeam and responsive to a profile associated with the user terminal.

A satellite gateway, comprising:

• an antenna configured to communicate with a satellite;
• and
• a gateway controller configured to provide information to a plurality of user terminals in at least one satellite spotbeam in response to receiving a request for the information from at least a threshold number of user terminals within the at least one satellite spotbeam.

A broadcast controller in a satellite communication system including a satellite configured to communicate at least one wireless user terminals in a satellite spotbeam, comprising:

• a control circuit configured to cause the satellite to provide information to a plurality of user terminals in at least one satellite spotbeam in response to receiving a request for the information from at least a threshold number of user terminals within the at least one satellite spotbeam.

A satellite communication system, comprising:

• a satellite configured to transmit/receive information to/from user terminals in a plurality of spotbeams over a geographic footprint;
• a satellite gateway configured to:
• provide information to a user terminal over a satellite spotbeam of a satellite system responsive to the user terminal being within the satellite spotbeam and responsive to a profile associated with the user terminal.