Inmarsat beams about satellite broadband

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Britain's Inmarsat has launched a long-awaited service to provide voice and high-speed Internet access anywhere in the world, as the satellite operator looks to tap new sources of revenues.

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[Sturmnacht]

No Highspeed in our times.
"[...]up to 492 kilobits per second. "

 

[Afterimage]

I'd imagine they charge a small fortune for their services.

 

[chessnut]

The downside of satellite based internet access is that the upload speed is extremely slow and normally require a 56k access phone line for it.