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How to improve space bandwidth?

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Let's suppose we have found a new human colony today, somehow populating Pluto. They have good technology, much like ours and we don't want to slave them. We want to establish a communication link between us and them. How could we do it using our technology?

Ok, let's assume some things first.

  • Wormhole, superdrive, novadrive, etc. was not invented yet.
  • We are at 2015.
  • Pluto is at 4,6 light hours from Earth.
  • We have a big budget to spend.
  • Our goal is to establish a 1Mb/s link (2,25 GB/5h).

With this, I think we could have some rudimentary communication established. We may send and receive videos, documentation and knowledge with a good speed. Within this scenario, we will never have a real time communication, since we can't break speed of light.

So, how do we address this issue?

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