By 2025, China is aiming to deploy 648 satellites of the "Thousand Sails Constellation" to create global internet coverage, according to state media CCTV.
The researchers' new concept demonstrates an unprecedented receiver sensitivity of just one photon-per-information bit at a data rate of 10 gigabits per second.
A three-continent research data sharing project is making headways in an effort to globalize research telecommunications.
Canada's telecommunications regulator on Wednesday declared access to high-speed internet an essential service that must be available to all, including rural and remote areas.