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Re:Alphabet wants to deliver Internet access via laser beams by oktobercrisis on Friday December 15, 2017 @02:05PM (#15934167)
We are using microwave technology transmitting over 30 miles to our satellite ground station, and even in a hellish snow-storm we don't drop any more packets than usual. It actually was pretty damn impressive the first time I witnessed that. We're down in Antarctica by the way.
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Re:Alphabet wants to deliver Internet access via laser beams by betterunix2 on Friday December 15, 2017 @02:06PM (#15934176)
What frequency?
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Re:Alphabet wants to deliver Internet access via laser beams by oktobercrisis on Friday December 15, 2017 @02:10PM (#15934208)
5.8 GHz
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Re:Alphabet wants to deliver Internet access via laser beams by betterunix2 on Friday December 15, 2017 @02:15PM (#15934244)
I'm somewhat surprised that you are not seeing reduced signal quality during heavy snow. Are you using high transmit power, or some extremely directional antenna?
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Re:Alphabet wants to deliver Internet access via laser beams by oktobercrisis on Friday December 15, 2017 @02:39PM (#15934405)
It's point-to-point, so yes. There's two towers at each site with quite large antennas.
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