Russia is building their own internet

18 points by rudolfosman 12y ago ↗ HN

Russia is building their own satellite-based internet in order to break free from US dominance. The system will involve a grouping of 130 satellites that will be launched within the period of next 5 years. Project codename is "Cheburashka" - a well-known Soviet cartoon character known for its big ears.

The news in Russian: http://nsn.fm/2014/06/24/rossijskij-cheburashka-ob-edinit-unikal-ny-e-otechestvenny-e-internet-razrabotki/

Video of the press conference (in Russian): http://nsn.fm/2014/06/20/chto-my-poluchim-v-rezul-tate-realizatsii-idei-rossijskogo-interneta-cheburashka/

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atmosx 12y ago ↗

Is this a network only for Russian organizations to communicate with each other or regular users too?

[deleted] 12y ago ↗

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illini123 12y ago ↗

I'm curious if they are attempting to make a push for connecting Siberia, or if this is also due to an increasing userbase in Russia as well:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/markadomanis/2013/05/18/russias-...

MrBra 12y ago ↗

To me it reads more like they are building their own global satellite network backbones. This will allow them to have a faster (and cheaper once they cover costs) internet access.

Jemaclus 12y ago ↗

A Google Images search for "Cheburaksha" returns this awesome guy: http://www.1999.co.jp/itbig13/10130946a5.jpg

He's apparently a famous soviet cartoon character: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheburashka

10098 12y ago ↗

As long as they don't ban regular Internet, I see this as a very good thing.

evc 12y ago ↗

This idea maybe born when E.Snowden revealed some secrets, as you know USA spectates everyone everywhere