Space Station to Host SpaceLink 10 Gbps Link Demo

The International Space Station will host a demo of SpaceLink's high-capacity communications network between space and the ground, the company said Monday. It said this will validate use of a 10 Gbps optical terminal for voice, video and data exchange among ISS crew, onboard systems, experiments and terrestrial users. SpaceLink CEO David Bettinger said the demo's funding by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, which manages the ISS U.S. National Laboratory, "marks an important milestone in SpaceLink’s roadmap to providing massive bandwidth for organizations that need real-time connectivity between space and the ground.”