Satellite internet connections are a very useful service, especially for those who live in remote areas or those who often visit such areas, but still want to connect to the outside world via the Internet.
Services like Starlink and Connectmenow are seen as very useful for getting basic internet connections (5-10Mbps) from such locations, but what if you want or need a faster connection.
Recently, it has been reported that a group of scientists from China led by Wu Jian, a professor from Peking University of Posts and Telecommunications and Liu Chao from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have successfully beamed a satellite internet connection from a space satellite to the Earth's surface with a data transmission speed of 1Gbps.
Satellite internet connection speeds are technically fast, but due to atmospheric turbulence, and because of this, companies' satellites like Starlink are only located a few hundred kilometers from the Earth's surface.
For this latest experiment, it is reported that the satellite of this group of Chinese scientists is located 36 thousand kilometers from the surface of the earth, and has successfully transmitted a connection as fast as 1Gbps.
This can be done by using a 2 Watt laser and AO-MDR technology which combines adaptive optics and mode diversity reception techniques allowing the laser beam to penetrate the turbulent layer of the atmosphere and transmit data at such a high rate.
This experiment somewhat proves that internet connections via satellite can be presented with fast speeds that rival fiber optic cable internet connections. Whether this technology can be commercialized is still awaiting an answer.