SnausagesinaBlanket to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 22 days agoIf Russia takes out all the Internet cables like the news is saying. How much of that traffic can be re-routed to satellite?message-square67fedilinkarrow-up1116arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1109arrow-down1message-squareIf Russia takes out all the Internet cables like the news is saying. How much of that traffic can be re-routed to satellite?SnausagesinaBlanket to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 22 days agomessage-square67fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@masterspace@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish16•22 days agoEven without curvature, there’s way too much atmospheric interference for that. Laser communication works well in space where there is literally nothing in the way, including ajr. Even point to point microwaves only kind of work on earth.
minus-squareDMBFFFlinkfedilink1•21 days agoSome short waves seem to be good a penetrating clouds, so some transmission is possible.
Even without curvature, there’s way too much atmospheric interference for that. Laser communication works well in space where there is literally nothing in the way, including ajr. Even point to point microwaves only kind of work on earth.
Some short waves seem to be good a penetrating clouds, so some transmission is possible.