Since the introduction in 2008 of the "Ring Road" concept, proposing a communications satellite network designed to support disadvantaged populations, there have been a number of advances in the underlying technologies, CubeSat picosatellites and Delay-Tolerant Networking. We review the original Ring Road proposal, discuss relevant recent technological progress, and offer some tentative notes on projected cost and performance.
Toward a Communications Satellite Network for Humanitarian Relief
International Conference on Wireless Technologies for Humanitarian Relief ; 2011 ; Kollam, Kerala, India
2011-12-19
Conference paper
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English
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