Japón acaba de lanzar un satélite que podría brindar acceso a internet de alta velocidad a zonas remotas de su territorio además de proveer un acceso de emergencia. El proyecto de US$342 Millones está siendo comandado por Mitsubishi y la agencia de exploración espacial nipona JAXA. La velocidad de conexión esperada es de 1.2Gbps, lo cual deja a la velocidad actual de conexión ADSL de 8Mbps en Japón como un chiste.
Los usuarios tendrán que instalar una antena para recibir la señal y se espera las primeras pruebas en Julio de este año.
Japan's Kizuna Satellite to Beam Souped Up Internet Connection Back Home
Japan is launching the Kizuna satellite, which will bring high-speed internet access to Japan's remote territories and neighboring countries, as well as providing continuous networking in case of emergency. The $342 million project, spearheaded by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), is expected to culminate in internet connections reaching speeds of 1.2Gbps, dwarfing current ADSL connections that typically allow data transfer to occur at below 8 Mbps. Users will need to install an antenna to be able to receive a signal, but for those speeds, I'd be willing to trade in a pound of my very own flesh.
Earth are not going to have any ramifications on the country's connectivity, which can be imperative in disaster zones. If all should go well, expect such an infrastructure to hit the mainstream. Does that mean everyone will have a 1.2Gbps connection? Will outages become a thing of the past? Does Simba eventually become a good leader? The answers come in July, when the service rolls out.
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