Yes, this shows it *can* work --- but only given enough power to transmit data back to the satellite. Your pocket cellphone can't/won't be able to do it on it'

Yes, this shows it *can* work --- but only given enough power to transmit data back to the satellite. Your pocket cellphone can't/won't be able to do it on it's own. And as the article points out, there will be some unavoidable lag time --- even at the speed of light it will take data almost 1/4 of a second to reach geostationary orbit and back again. In computer/communication terms that we are all accustomed to, this is really kinda slow.