FIN(Floating InterNet)| Internet on the Ocean
Project Details
The Challenge | Internet on the Ocean
The internet is not easily accessible in many areas of the world, like the Earth’s oceans. Fishermen, sailors, and others have limited data connection with the rest of the world. Although satellite internet is widely available, it is very expensive for a user to implement. Your challenge is to design a low-cost method of delivering internet to people located far away on the ocean.
Sea4G
Fiber optics cables run under the ocean, with repeaters every 100km or so. We'll lay new fiber with blue laser transceivers near the repeaters. Laser signals transmit to floating stations on the surface, and these stations transmit internet by radio.
Our presentation is at https://github.com/amitofsk/fin2019/blob/master/fin1.pdf