Russia is building their own internet

Posted by rudolfosman on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @10:49AM
from the self-post dept.

Russia is building their own satellite-based internet in order to break free from US dominance. The system will involve a grouping of 130 satellites that will be launched within the period of next 5 years. Project codename is "Cheburashka" - a well-known Soviet cartoon character known for its big ears.

The news in Russian: http://nsn.fm/2014/06/24/rossijskij-cheburashka-ob-edinit-unikal-ny-e-otechestvenny-e-internet-razrabotki/

Video of the press conference (in Russian): http://nsn.fm/2014/06/20/chto-my-poluchim-v-rezul-tate-realizatsii-idei-rossijskogo-interneta-cheburashka/

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Re:Russia is building their own internet by MrBra on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @12:33PM (#7945030)

To me it reads more like they are building their own global satellite network backbones. This will allow them to have a faster (and cheaper once they cover costs) internet access.

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Re:Russia is building their own internet by Jemaclus on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @01:35PM (#7945497)

A Google Images search for "Cheburaksha" returns this awesome guy: http://www.1999.co.jp/itbig13/10130946a5.jpg

He's apparently a famous soviet cartoon character: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheburashka

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Re:Russia is building their own internet by illini123 on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @12:21PM (#7944925)

I'm curious if they are attempting to make a push for connecting Siberia, or if this is also due to an increasing userbase in Russia as well:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/markadomanis/2013/05/18/russias-...

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Re:Russia is building their own internet by atmosx on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @11:01AM (#7944364)

Is this a network only for Russian organizations to communicate with each other or regular users too?

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Re:Russia is building their own internet by evc on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @04:41PM (#7946636)

This idea maybe born when E.Snowden revealed some secrets, as you know USA spectates everyone everywhere

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Re:Russia is building their own internet by 10098 on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @02:40PM (#7945927)

As long as they don't ban regular Internet, I see this as a very good thing.

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