Fast Wireless Internet Access; How Does 1.2Gbps Sound?
Category: Networking, Internet, General NewsPosted: February 25, 2008 08:41PM
Author: jammin
Once Japan's 'Kizuna' satellite begins its service this summer, that is the kind of bandwidth it will be able to provide. A speed of 1.2Gbps (yes, that's gigabits per second) is insane no matter how you look at it, being over 100 times faster than a majority of commercial broadband services. In fact it's faster than pretty much well, anything available and should be a boon for the Asian cities able to put it to good use. So why spend $342 million in development on a project like this? The simple answer is earthquakes. The Kizuna satellite will be able to maintain communication links when ground based services are interrupted. The satellite is also scheduled for a number of experiments during its expected 5-year lifespan, one of which being test broadcasting for next-gen high definition television. I'm sure everyone is quite aware of how clued up Japan is when it comes to technology in general so it'll be interesting what weird and wonderful things they will do with the new piece of kit they have orbiting up there.
Hit up the read link for more information and a video of the launch of the satellite (in Japanese of course, so good luck working out what they are saying).
