Aside from the satellite itself, it seems this project is dependent on a "low cost open source modem", design and details TBD.
They reference a $12 Indian laptop, which has already been mostly proven to be an unrealistic pipe-dream. The $12 cost is the cost to the end-user after a government subsidy. Not realistic or scalable in terms of building a business dependent on this device.
No mention of the ISP on the other end of this satellite that is providing the free access (vague mention of reselling high-speed access through other ISP's).
I'm not familiar with how much bandwidth a single satellite can handle, but it can't be more than a couple of Gb/s, especially for an older unit. They are talking about a footprint of 6-249M people. Even on the low-end, this doesn't seem like it's going to provide a super-usable connection.
This is a noble project, and I wish them luck, but remain highly skeptical that the idea was formed in conjunction with beers, bongs, or both.
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This project seems to be filled with fail.
Aside from the satellite itself, it seems this project is dependent on a "low cost open source modem", design and details TBD.
They reference a $12 Indian laptop, which has already been mostly proven to be an unrealistic pipe-dream. The $12 cost is the cost to the end-user after a government subsidy. Not realistic or scalable in terms of building a business dependent on this device.
No mention of the ISP on the other end of this satellite that is providing the free access (vague mention of reselling high-speed access through other ISP's).
I'm not familiar with how much bandwidth a single satellite can handle, but it can't be more than a couple of Gb/s, especially for an older unit. They are talking about a footprint of 6-249M people. Even on the low-end, this doesn't seem like it's going to provide a super-usable connection.
This is a noble project, and I wish them luck, but remain highly skeptical that the idea was formed in conjunction with beers, bongs, or both.