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Swarm of net satellites planned

Swarm of net satellites planned

21 January 2011 12:52 (UTC +04:00)

Baku - APA-Economics. A Canadian company has announced a plan to put 78 small satellites in orbit to carry the internet, BBC News reported.

Called the "CommStellation", the system would be deployed from 2014-2015. It would require six rockets to take the platforms to an altitude of 1,000km.

The network will act as backhaul, linking the traffic of local telecoms and internet service providers to the global fibre infrastructure.

Microsat Systems Canada Inc (MSCI) has not revealed any details on financing.

It is, however, an established and very experienced small spacecraft systems manufacturer.

The company said many regions across North America and the rest of the world were falling behind in terms of the bandwidth needed by users. Space offered a simple solution to that problem, claimed David Cooper, the president and chief executive of MSCI.

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