Forget 5G, record-breaking laser signal from satellite could be key to faster smartphones, technology
WESTERN AUSTRALIA With all the controversy surrounding the new, faster 5G networks launched around the globe, could there be another way to get a faster wireless internet connection? According to Australian scientists, there just may be. A new study shows that smartphones could speed up thanks to a record breaking laser signal sent from satellites without any disturbance from the atmosphere.
The researchers from Western Australia University say their work opens the door to using optical systems via satellites, making communication faster, safer and cheaper. The breakthrough offers hope of streaming videos, such as Netflix or Hulu, in even the most remote regions on the planet.
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Researchers Achieve Most Stable Laser Transmission Through Atmosphere
Written by AZoOpticsJan 25 2021
Researchers from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) and The University of Western Australia (UWA) have achieved a new world record for the most stable laser signal transmission through the atmosphere.
One of the self-guiding optical terminals on its telescope mount on the roof of a building at the CNES campus in Toulouse. Image Credit: ICRAR/UWA.
Australian researchers collaborated with researchers from the French National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) and the French metrology lab Systèmes de Référence Temps-Espace (SYRTE) at Paris Observatory for the study, which was published recently in the