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I could've sworn somebody was planning to use lasers to communicate from the satellite to a ground station, claiming it would improve latency. Maybe I misread.
by _bxg1 7y ago
I could've sworn somebody was planning to use lasers to communicate from the satellite to a ground station, claiming it would improve latency. Maybe I misread.
- jsjohnst 7y agoLasers alone won’t improve latency, but they would certainly impact reliability. Radio waves already travel at essentially the speed of light.
- Rebelgecko 7y agoIt's been done in the past. I think the main benefits are preserving EM spectrum and some theoretical improvement in bits per watt