The existing connections cannot meet that demand. Laser satellite communication offers a solution. Utilizing self-developed optical devices, TNO established connections over 150 meters of free space ...

Carved out from Japanese satellite giant SKY Perfect JSAT this year, Orbital Lasers is building a system that will use laser energy to stop the rotation of space junk by vaporizing small parts of ...

When the iPhone 14 launched, one of its key talking points was its satellite connectivity. In case of an emergency, the iPhone 14 series could connect to a low-orbit satellite and send an SOS ...

In a major development, satellite imagery analysis has revealed that China is developing a laser fusion research facility in Mianyang, a city in the southwestern region of the country. The scale ...

With the introduction of the iPhone 14 series in 2022, Apple brought satellite communication to smartphones, allowing users to connect with emergency services via SOS messages even in areas without ...

The UK Space Agency has played a part in this momentum by providing nearly £650,000 to Northumbria University for the development of a commercially viable laser-based satellite communication system.

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Amazon Kuiper prototype satellites are finally in orbit allowing them to prove their architecture and demonstrate gigabit performance and inter-satellite laser links, clearing the way for Amazon to ...

told Reuters that the Chinese research center has four laser bays and an experiment bay that accommodates a target chamber where lasers will fuse hydrogen isotopes together, a satellite image showed.