Kevin, Satellite transport is common mainly in areas where land based infrastructure is not feasible. In developed nations this is almost exclusively the case. Satellite latency is far too high to rely on it for routine communications unless used as a last resort.
Best regards, Jeff On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 3:34 PM, <kevin.sm...@dca.state.fl.us> wrote: > > > All, > > Participting in a severe solar event EXERCISE. Can anyone give me an > educated guesstimate of the percentage of backbone traffic that is > satellite dependent vs. that which is totally land-based? > > Thanks > > > > Kevin Smith > Information Systems & Services > Department of Community Affairs > kevin.sm...@dca.state.fl.us [preferred] > 850.922.9921 [voice] > 850.487.3376 [fax] > > -------------------------- > Sent from a BlackBerry Wireless Handheld > > Florida has a broad public records law and all correspondence, including > email addresses, may be subject to disclosure. > > > -- Jeffrey Lyon, Leadership Team jeffrey.l...@blacklotus.net | http://www.blacklotus.net Black Lotus Communications of The IRC Company, Inc. Look for us at HostingCon 2009 in Washington, DC on August 10th - 12th at Booth #401.
