They aren't intending to use them to the ground, only between drones... which might actually work.
On Sun, Aug 2, 2015 at 11:23 AM, Mark Radabaugh <[email protected]> wrote: > 60000’ is 11.36 miles, yet the laser goes 10 miles? Guess it only works > if the receiver is on a mountain. > > Mark > > On Aug 2, 2015, at 11:21 AM, Mathew Howard <[email protected]> wrote: > > It says these things would be at 60,000 feet, so pretty much all of that > would be well below. It says they can do 10Gbps and they'll work up to 10 > miles, but it doesn't say they can do 10 gig at 10 miles... > > On Sun, Aug 2, 2015 at 10:14 AM, Stefan Englhardt <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Laser need LOS in the real sense. Fog, rain, smoke, birds, planes, ... >> Or you give them enough power to remove the problem ;-). >> >> >> -------- Ursprüngliche Nachricht -------- >> Von: Jeremy <[email protected]> >> Datum: 02.08.2015 17:01 (GMT+01:00) >> An: [email protected] >> Betreff: Re: [AFMUG] Facebook testing drones with lasers for Internet >> >> Ah, I guess my subconscious desire added that. I have always thought >> that lasers backed by RF would be the future of wireless. They'll have to >> have RF also for when a bird flies through it. >> >> On Sun, Aug 2, 2015 at 9:00 AM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I don’t see the “on the ground” part: >>> >>> We've also made a breakthrough in laser communications technology. >>> We've successfully tested a new laser that can transmit data at 10 gigabits >>> per second. That's ten times faster than any previous system, and it can >>> accurately connect with a point the size of a dime from more than 10 miles >>> away. >>> >>> >>> *From:* Jeremy <[email protected]> >>> *Sent:* Sunday, August 02, 2015 9:53 AM >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Facebook testing drones with lasers for Internet >>> >>> It talks about the lasers being able to align to a spot on the ground >>> "the size of a dime". That seems like drone to ground lasers to me. >>> >>> On Sun, Aug 2, 2015 at 8:33 AM, Stefan Englhardt <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Laser between moving objects sound quite unbelievable. >>>> >>>> -------- Ursprüngliche Nachricht -------- >>>> Von: Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> >>>> Datum: 02.08.2015 16:10 (GMT+01:00) >>>> An: [email protected] >>>> Betreff: Re: [AFMUG] Facebook testing drones with lasers for Internet >>>> >>>> Lasers between drones, RF to ground. >>>> >>>> Still probably more challenging in the real world than Facebook is >>>> anticipating. But they also are probably not designing for people who will >>>> complain to the FCC about not getting 99.999% reliability. >>>> >>>> >>>> *From:* Rory Conaway <[email protected]> >>>> *Sent:* Saturday, August 01, 2015 10:50 PM >>>> *To:* [email protected] >>>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] Facebook testing drones with lasers for Internet >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/07/facebook-our-drones-will-use-lasers-to-deliver-10gbps-internet-access/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> The interesting part is the laser working at 10Gbps at 10 miles. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *Rory Conaway **• Triad Wireless •** CEO* >>>> >>>> *4226 S. 37th Street • Phoenix • AZ 85040* >>>> >>>> *602-426-0542 <602-426-0542>* >>>> >>>> *[email protected] <[email protected]>* >>>> >>>> *www.triadwireless.net <http://www.triadwireless.net/>* >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *“Things could be worse. Suppose your errors were counted and published >>>> every day, like those of a baseball player. ~Author Unknown”* >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > >
