mesa@piefed.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoEngineering For Slow Internet Even When Not Stuck In Antarcticahackaday.comexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1108arrow-down11
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minus-squareDontNoodles@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days agoMy point is that Antarctica is well connected by fiber. Am I mistaken?
minus-squarefrongt@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 days agoYes. There are no fiber links to Antarctica. Nor copper. It’s all satellite. https://www.submarinecablemap.com/
minus-squareDontNoodles@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoI stand corrected. The satellite data from remote sensing satellites downloaded at Antarctica downlink stations are sent back to other countries by geostationary satellite links.
minus-squarefrongt@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days agoYes. Or, if it’s a lot of data, hand-carried on a hard drive.
My point is that Antarctica is well connected by fiber. Am I mistaken?
Yes. There are no fiber links to Antarctica. Nor copper. It’s all satellite. https://www.submarinecablemap.com/
I stand corrected. The satellite data from remote sensing satellites downloaded at Antarctica downlink stations are sent back to other countries by geostationary satellite links.
Yes. Or, if it’s a lot of data, hand-carried on a hard drive.