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> These developments entail a future where travellers could enjoy reliable, high‑speed internet while flying, and where people on ships or in vehicles crossing

> These developments entail a future where travellers could enjoy reliable, high‑speed internet while flying, and where people on ships or in vehicles crossing remote regions can stay connected without interruption. How reliable/feasible would this be on the ground? From what I understand, shining non-trivial lasers in the sky is a massive liability because of the potential to interfere with aircraft. I don't see anything about the wavelength used, but even if it's outside the visible spectrum, it would still be subject to interference from aircraft when used on the ground or at sea.

Jtsummers 7mo ago
Optical links are being developed for use from fixed ground stations. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46709548 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46709548 - Discussion from a month ago with several links for a recent example.
joezydeco 7mo ago
It's being implemented. I thought I saw that Amazon Leo (nee Kuiper) was going to lean on it pretty heavily. https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/47300-using-laser-transceivers-for-leo-satellite-links https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/47300-u...
- mynameisvlad 7mo ago
  That talks about inter-satellite links (which Starlink uses already). Parent comment asked about ground <-> sat