https://phys.org/news/2017-05-spacex-thousands-internet-satellites.html
Regards, Chuck On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 3:10 PM, Mike Hammett <[email protected]> wrote: > Some companies (more than one) are planning on launching 4,000 satellites > each. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Sterling Jacobson" <[email protected]> > *To: *[email protected] > *Sent: *Wednesday, July 5, 2017 2:09:57 PM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Iridium 2.0? > > 900 f’n satellites? Jeez, isn’t there some sort of international > consortium that says that’s more than enough? > > > > That’s going to be over 1Tbps capacity network wide? > > > > That should definitely help the digital divide for remote areas. > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Rory Conaway > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 5, 2017 1:01 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Iridium 2.0? > > > > None of these guys know what’s about to hit them with Viasat 2 and Viasat > 3. Other than the latency for gaming and voice, Viasat 2 can hit up to > 1Gbps and it goes live in January. Viasat 3 will by up by 2019 or 2020 and > several times faster than Viasat 2. > > Rory > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Jaime Solorza > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 5, 2017 10:47 AM > *To:* Animal Farm <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Iridium 2.0? > > > > Sure...fill up the sky with more stuff, how the hell are my buddies > supposed to navigate through safely? Lots of people still need to be probed > > Jaime Solorza > > > > On Jul 5, 2017 10:21 AM, "Lewis Bergman" <[email protected]> wrote: > > *OneWeb Satellites Preps for Global Broadband Service* > > OneWeb Satellites cranked up its assembly line last week in Toulouse, > France to begin end-to-end validation, testing, and integration of its > first satellites set for launch in just over nine months. The move comes > after the FCC granted the company authority to access the U.S. market using > its proposed non-geostationary Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite > constellation. OneWeb says its satellites will enable carriers and ISPs to > offer affordable broadband access in rural areas. > > OneWeb Satellites > <http://insidetowers.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d1b803ea3d99f4c1c1335a213&id=72046ebfaa&e=cc20c00449> > is > a joint venture between OneWeb communications and Airbus Defense and Space. > The Toulouse factory will validate production methods for a larger factory > near the Kennedy Space Center, FL. The company plans to initially launch 10 > satellites, and grow the constellation to 900 satellites to offer > high-speed internet with global coverage and bridge the digital divide by > 2027. > > > > >
