apparently the elites wont need to use those pesky undersea internet cables in a near future, thus “OuterNET.”
(www.wnd.com)https://www.wnd.com/2023/09/big-change-coming-communication-technology/One forthcoming satellite constellation is bidding to address those shortcomings and bring forward a truly revolutionary satellite communications network—faster than fiber, truly global, and as secure as anything on the market.
Rivada Networks calls it the “OuterNET.” To understand why it’s revolutionary, it helps to look at the weaknesses of existing offerings.
Every satellite constellation in existence today uses what’s called “bent pipes.” In short, they bounce the signal off a satellite—and straight back down to Earth, where it is sent through a gateway and onto the same Internet backbone as nearly everything else. It’s a very long way to travel that “last mile” between your home or office and the public Internet. Starlink, OneWeb, Amazon’s forthcoming Kuiper—all are built this way.
The OuterNET is being built differently. Rivada’s orbital network will serve in effect as a second Internet backbone in space, capable of routing traffic at gigabit speeds from one satellite to another, with no need for a gateway on Earth until the data reaches its destination. That matters not just for speed and security, but for coverage, too. We’ve all seen the images showing how many new satellites are in space, and many of us have seen the trains of satellites tracking across the night sky toward their final orbits. But with most other LEO constellations, having a satellite overhead doesn’t matter unless that satellite can also see a gateway on the ground.
The Rivada system is gateway-less. Instead of beaming your communications straight back to a ground station, the whole constellation is interconnected with optical laser links. That means that if there’s a satellite above, you can get connected. And because its satellites move in a single synchronized shell in polar orbits, there will always be a satellite overhead when the constellation is fully deployed.
**It’s also being built to be 100 times faster than current low-Earth orbit constellations. But this is not the home broadband connection of your dreams. It’s a wholesale network built for enterprises and governments. Like the original Internet backbone, it’s not something designed for consumers to connect to directly. Instead, it will provide backhaul to wireless networks, in-flight connectivity, maritime communications, and the like. It’s the fiber optic network for where there is no fiber, or for those who don’t trust or can’t afford to risk using the terrestrial Internet backbone.
