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Satellite mobile network
2016-06-02 17:59:32 Post No. 54876255
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Satellite mobile network
Anonymous
2016-06-02 17:59:32
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So for the past week I have been on 'holiday' in the middle of fucking nowhere in Scotland. Usually I'm in Hartlepool, UK which is where I live. A town of 90,000 people or so, the town is graced with virgin media super fast broadband cabling in every street, and 100% 4G LTE coverage across the town (Every mast is 4G), so I kind of take Internet connectivity for granted. But this holiday has got me thinking. Why haven't we, especially for rural communities, figured out widespread satellite 4G? It makes perfect sense. I am aware that satellite broadband already exists, but it is costly to install. If legislation was passed to allow carriers to broadcast stronger data packet signals, you could have a system where base stations beam data up to satellites, then the satellites provide coverage for a wide area. Even if the technology didn't exist for a signal strong enough to go directly to smartphones, you could have a system where the satellite provides for a wide area, then land based terrestrial stations pick up the signal and broadcast it out conventionally. These base stations could be small and wouldn't have to be connected to any form of infrastructure for data or for electricity through the use of solar/wind power for electricity. This system could also he used to cheaply provide static Internet connectivity to homes and small businesses. This would be especially useful in rural areas. With new legislation being looked at in the UK to allow carriers to erect masts under 25 metres in height without planning permission, this would allow rapid expansion of the network. I would create some diagrams but I'm on my phone. What does /g/ think?