Re:Lasers enable satellite internet backbone, might remove n...
by UI_at_80x24 on Monday June 26, 2023 @11:52AM
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Rural Canada.
On a lake shore.
30km from one of Canada's "Top 50" cities.
Where I used to live, I had 2 options for internet access.
A Wireless ISP that uses a parabolic antenna pointed at a water-tower about ~20km from my home; or a cell-phone based internet connection.
The WISP allowed me on average 300kb/s transmissions.
The Cell-Phone allowed me between 1.5Mb/s and 7Mb/s (to a max use of 5GB/month).
Where I used to live, I had 2 options for internet access. A Wireless ISP that uses a parabolic antenna pointed at a water-tower about ~20km from my home; or a cell-phone based internet connection.
The WISP allowed me on average 300kb/s transmissions. The Cell-Phone allowed me between 1.5Mb/s and 7Mb/s (to a max use of 5GB/month).
So 50Mb/s is an incredible upgrade.