JAXA Kizuna Broadband Satellite
The fastest Internet, from space
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Kizuna, launched by the Japanese space agency JAXA in February, will deliver to remote areas of Japan and Southeast Asia the fastest satellite Internet connections ever—up to 1.2 gigabits per second, or 500 times the average American consumer connection. Unlike previous satellites, Kizuna is powerful enough to supply industrial-speed signals to small, inexpensive antennas on the ground. Another first: It tracks the weather and adjusts signal strength for specific regions accordingly; for example, it will send a stronger signal to an area where it’s raining in order to penetrate the storm. jaxa.jp/index_e.html
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Awesome I hope the USA gets one of these satellites.
This is a major step toward do it your self service . First the spacecraft and now next for the antenna that is user friendly without a technician's presence for setup .
What about upload speed? Does the client get his own transmitter to send information back to the satellite?
from: http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/02/japan-launche-1.html
According to the project's Web site, ordinary home users will ultimately be able to get Net download speeds of 155 megabits per second (Mbps), with upload speeds of 6 Mbps. Businesses and other organizations using a larger receiver dish will be able to get connections of 1.2 gigabits per second.
I use two way satellite here in the U.S. It's always claimed to be much faster than it really is. Plus there's a limited download bandwidth, which can be used up in one hour. As soon as DSL gets out to me I'm on it!