The Minister of Science and Innovation, Pedro Duque, has announced an alliance with the Provincial Council of Ciudad Real to provide satellite connectivity to the most depopulated areas of the province. Hamlets, villages, and remote areas where ADSL is scarce and fiber optics are a pipe dream will receive high-speed internet via space technology. A step to bridge the digital divide in rural areas.
Low Earth Orbit Satellites to Cover Network Dead Zones 🛰️
The initiative will leverage low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations, such as those from Starlink or OneWeb, to offer connections with latencies below 50 ms and speeds of up to 200 Mbps. Receiving terminals will be installed in dispersed population centers across the province, avoiding the costly deployment of fiber in low-density areas. The plan will prioritize public centers and community access points before reaching private homes, with shared funding between administrations.
Goodbye to Smoke Signals: Now the Shepherd Connects via Satellite 🐑
With this measure, the shepherd in the mountains will be able to watch Netflix while milking, and the farmer in the wasteland will be able to make video calls without their face freezing in cubist mode. What was once a myth - uploading a photo to Instagram from a farmhouse - will now be as real as Pedro Duque having been in space. At last, the inhabitants of Ciudad Real will be able to complain about internet speed like any city dweller.