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Predictions of where this tech goes from here: shall the satellite SOS infrastructure be adapted into full-blown satellite-based wireless service for all mobile
by balozi 4y ago
Predictions of where this tech goes from here: shall the satellite SOS infrastructure be adapted into full-blown satellite-based wireless service for all mobile devices? I am thinking global 5G capabilities off satellites, untethered from domestic wireless network carriers. Sort of like how doctors got pager service in 1950 progressed into the smartphones we have today.
- rapsey 4y agoEventually absolutely yes.
- Scoundreller 4y agoI’m hoping for some low bit rate stuff. I suspect coordinating the uplink might be difficult to squeeze a lot of data through, but downlink could have a linear stream of repeating data (weather, news) that you could get an update on at any time by pointing your phone the right way, especially if you can draw an arc that follows the satellite going past by. And that wouldn’t chew battery power either. My bandwidth needs are extremely minimal outside of work/home, so with a tiny bit of bandwidth, some texting and news updates could make it possible to live a wireless-subscription free life. Something like othernet: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Othernet https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Othernet
- rootusrootus 4y agoIsn't that exactly what AST is attempting with their BlueWalker satellite and the planned "bluebird" network?