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The Facebook project is called" Athena ", but the company does not want to say more about it at the moment:" At the moment we do not We do not have any specific information to share "But we think that satellite interviews will be an important factor for the next generation of broadband infrastructure to bring broadband into the zones." where there is little Internet, "said a spokesman to Wired.
Facebook is also experimenting with the Internet by laser: In an online network experiment, ten gigabits per second could be transmitted between a ground station and an airplane.
The costs will be decided
"Athena" is currently a pure research project in which we will see first if a deployment will be profitable, he says. "The biggest challenge in the satellite internet is whether my price with other variants such as cable or fiberglbad can follow," said
Kerri Cahoy professor of astronautics at MIT .
In February of this year, Elon Musk sent the first satellites in space to perform tests. Satellite Internet could be particularly useful when citizens can not be reached by fiber optic or mobile cable.
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The Facebook Project Calls" Athena "Until now, the company does not say," We have not not yet specific information on project sharing, but we believe that satellite interviews will be an important catalyst for the next generation of broadband Internet infrastructure also experimenting with the Internet by laser: In an online network experiment, ten gigabits per second could be transmitted between a ground station and a plane.
Costs will decide
"Athena" is currently a pure research project in which it will be First shown if a A It will be possible to achieve this cost effectively. "The biggest challenge with the satellite internet is whether you can compete with other variants such that cable or fiber in the price, "said
Kerri Cahoy professor of astronautics at MIT .
Elon Musk sent the first satellites into space in February of this year to perform tests. Satellite Internet could be particularly useful when citizens can not be reached by fiber optic or mobile cable.
