Viasat 2 will have about 300 gbps of capacity. Viasat 3 will have 1 tbps per satellite with a total of 3 being launched between 2019 and 2020 for worldwide coverage.
On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 2:31 PM Chuck Hogg <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. >> >> >> >> >> > -- Darin Steffl Minnesota WiFi www.mnwifi.com 507-634-WiFi <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> Like us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi>
