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Did they drop the laser thing? Seemed like that was basically impossible.

• wmf 4y ago
  Lasers are in production today. Remote parts of Australia, South America, and various islands are served only via laser links.
  • roflyear 4y ago
    Lasers between satellites or something else?
    • wmf 4y ago
      Yes, between satellites.
• throwaway888abc 4y ago
  It also actively used in many metropolitan networks as backhauls. Google moonshot in action: Alphabet is bridging the Congo River with a 20Gbps laser beam. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/09/alphabets-laser-internet-system-has-sent-700tb-of-data-with-99-9-uptime/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/09/alphabets-laser-inte...
  • roflyear 4y ago
    Seems fixed is easier than in space but maybe not!