19/11/2019 - S & T | Mainstorming

IAS Parliament 5 years

KEY POINTS

Space-based internet is the ability to use satellites in orbit around Earth to send and receive data. Although satellite internet already exists, space-based internet is much faster and has the ability to work across the globe.Safe and secure communication.

Safe and secure communication

· Global high-speed internet: A fully functional space-based internet system covers the entire globe in high-speed internet, including those without modern internet access.

· Replaces fiber: Space-based internet replaces the fibers used in modern internet connection, the same fibers that are costly to internet providers.

· Consistent signals: Dropped calls, Lost signals, those annoyances are gone with space internet.

· Future proof: Space-based internet gives us the connection needed to run and use future innovative devices without fail.

· Better performance: Thanks to the low earth orbit satellites used, poor performance due to high latency should be reduced.

Advantages

· Signals from satellites in space can overcome this obstacle easily.

· One big advantage of beaming signals from geostationary orbit is that the satellite can cover a very large part of the Earth. Also, because they appear to be stationary, it is easier to link to them.

· Ensures reliable and uninterrupted Internet services, now part of humanity’s basic infrastructure and an important means of delivering a wide variety of public services to the world’s peoples are universally available in every part of the globe.

Latest Applications

· Services such as autonomous car driving are expected to be revolutionised, and the Internet of Things (IoT) can be integrated into virtually every household, whether urban or rural.

· High frequency algorithmic trading.

· Playing Online games.