High-Speed Connections For All!

Japan's revolutionary satellite could launch the world's fastest Internet and bring high-speed connections to the most remote of users

By Gregory Mone Posted 02.25.2008 at 1:34 pm 3 Comments

Kizuna JAXA

This Saturday, Japan launched a satellite, Kizuna. If all goes well, starting in July Kizuna will provide commercial users with the fastest Internet on Earth. Less speedy is the faster-than-fiber-optic connection speeds that the average user can access with just an 18-inch-wide dish. Those speeds will be available to offices and homes in remote areas, places that don’t have the necessary telecommunications infrastructure. The satellite could also keep Internet access afloat if a natural disaster—such as an earthquake—or human error knocks out the normal connection lines.

The $342 million satellite, which is expected to function for five years, is part of Japan's larger goal to be the world's most advanced information technology nation.

Via PCWorld

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02/25/08 at 6:40 pm

Thats convinient

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DarkFx

from Winnipeg, Manitoba

03/05/08 at 4:10 am

Wish Canada had a giant floating server like that one.

- The best guess is a Theory.

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jumpieva

03/19/08 at 2:15 am

ummm....still forgetting one thing..it's called latency, doesn't matter how fast you pump data, you can't escape the fact that it's in space. This is why directpc sucked. if you just need to be connected, and get some fast music downloads, etc it's ok. but for time sensitive/synchronization sensitive applications, gaming, etc. it's not ideal.