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AnonTechie [soylentnews.org] writes:

MIT figures out how to give the moon broadband — using lasers.

Four transmitting telescopes in the New Mexico desert, each just 6 inches in diameter, can give a satellite orbiting the moon faster Internet access than many U.S. homes get. The telescopes form the earthbound end of an experimental laser link to demonstrate faster communication with spacecraft and possible future bases on the moon and Mars. Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will give details about the system and its performance next month at a conference of The Optical Society.

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9248549/MIT _figures_out_how_to_give_the_moon_broadband_using_ lasers [computerworld.com]

How about broadband for sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads ??

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