02-24-2014, 08:56 PM
GGD wrote:
But how will computers on the ground access it. Space is well beyond WiFi range. Wonder what hardware will be needed to access it, and what that will cost.
Venezuelans set new WiFi distance record: 237 miles
Granted, geosynchronous orbit is 100 times that, but the biggest problems for distances like +200 miles for WiFi, are time delay and interference between devices.