AA / ISTANBUL / Fatma Zehra Solmaz
A Chinese company is ahead of Starlink in deploying satellite-to-ground laser communications, possibly paving the way for 6G, ultra-high resolution remote sensing and advanced satellite positioning technologies, local media reported Thursday.
Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co., China’s leading manufacturer and operator of remote sensing satellites and manager of the Jilin-1 satellite constellation, achieved high-speed data transmission of 100 Gbps in tests last week, according to the South China Morning Post.
The feat is ten times faster than the previous record and involved data transmission between a truck-mounted ground station and one of the 117 satellites in the Jilin-1 constellation, according to the company.
Wang Hanghang, head of the company’s laser communications ground station, said the progress puts Chang Guang Satellite ahead of billionaire Elon Musk’s space company Starlink.
“We think they may have the technology, but we have already started a large-scale deployment,” Wang said.
Also, the company plans to equip all satellites in the Jilin-1 constellation with laser communication units to improve efficiency, with the aim of creating a network of 300 satellites by 2027, he said. he added.
“We plan to deploy these laser communication units on all satellites in the Jilin-1 constellation to improve their efficiency, with the aim of connecting 300 satellites by 2027,” he also added.
The next generation of wireless technology, 6G, is designed to be much faster than 5G, with speeds greater than a terabyte per second and extremely low latency of just 100 microseconds.
The Chinese company aims to provide global coverage by combining terrestrial, aerial and space networks, using higher frequency waves, such as those in the terahertz range.
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