Satellite mobile network
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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?
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>>54876263
Get cancer
>>54876263
Your inability to read a single paragraph
I think you need to stay in school. And someone from the UK talking about solar when your entire area is 90% clouds is fucking hilarious.
>>54876255
>satellite phone
It was called Iridium.
The huge loss from Iridium is the reason Motorola, the main investor in Iridium, was broken up into pieces and sold to the highest bidder.
>>54876304
>Entire area is clouds
I don't know if you've ever been to Britain but there's quite a few solar farms - you don't need Arizona sun for it to be viable
>>54876321
I'm talking about data transmission you dumb stump
Sorry mate this is the /gonsumer technology/ board we only understand ready made products your big blob of text with no buzzwords scared me.
>>54876526
Kek
>>54876255
>Why haven't we, especially for rural communities, figured out widespread satellite 4G? It makes perfect sense.
No it fucking doesn't. It has 2+ seconds ping times, only works in burtst, is EXTREMELY expensive and slow and nobody really needs it.
And diagrams on your phone? You really think you're the only one to come up with it? Are you still in highschool or just retarded?
t. knows nothing about cellular networks and satellite broadcasting
