Super-speed Internet satellite blasts off in Japan

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Username2324 said:
You guys do realize that the 1.2Gbps is not for one individual, its the total bandwidth for the satelite, meaning it could only support 1200 people with a 1mbps connection.

So the statement "Superspeed internet satellite" is quite false.

Any evidence to back that statement up? I just want you to think about what that would mean.

If even 100 sources were to use the satellite, then their bandwidth would each be 12 MBs per second, which is slower than high end cable we can get right now for 50 dollars a month. Except... it wouldn't be ~50 dollars a month. This is a satellite that requires millions if not tens of millions of dollars to launch.

Answer me this: why would they spend millions of dollars to launch a satellite that's worse than a cable connection the moment more than a handful of people connect to it? I don't ask that sarcastically.