Re: Atlantis Project/Oceania

[Phil Karn <karn@qualcomm.com>]

>Well, a satellite dish can transfer around 100MB (megaBytes, not bits)
>per second.  I'm not too sure how much this kind of link costs, but I
>would also assume that the Oceania people aren't going to go without a 
>network conection to start.

Depends entirely on what it's pointing at. The actual throughput for
a single transponder on a conventional Ku-band DOMSAT is more like 45
megabits/sec.

Because of fiber, satellites are fast falling out of favor for high
capacity point-to-point links. They're now used mainly for "thin
route" traffic, especially to remote or mobile locations, and for
broadcasting.

Phil