What if we put routers in satellites?

摘要

In this industry there's a lot of talk about branch offices and satellite sites, but the notion of satellite sites is seldom taken literally However, we received a query from a reader asking for our opinion on putting routers on satellites and what type of productivity we might see. Let's start with some basic arithmetic. A geosynchronous satellite - one that orbits Earth at the same speed as Earth rotates so it appears to stay at the same place in the sky - needs to be roughly 22,500 miles above Earth.