communications

First high speed laser communication satellite set for launch

Posted in Science on 21st Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

The system will deliver data from satellites, aircraft, and space stations, allowing for faster communications in the event of a crisis.

South Korea's 5G speeds will let you download movies in one second

Posted in Online on 26th Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller

By 2020, South Korea plans to have 5G connections in place with speeds 1,000 times faster than existing 4G speeds.

Lasers poised to supercharge underwater communications

Posted in Hardware on 26th Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller

Li-Fi, the technology which allows light to be used to transfer data, will someday soon give us all super-fast Internet connectivity through our desk lamps.