# Japan's Hyper-Speed Internet Kizuna Satellite 1.2 Giga bps By Going Like Sixty | Published 2008-02-25 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/japans-new-hyper-speed-internet-satellite-12-giga-bps-amazing References: [inventorspot](http://inventorspot.com/articles/japanese_satellite_provide_super_11016) Who is putting the "broad" in broadband? Japan is! The Kizuna, which means "wind", satellite was launched and it looks like it will be capable of making [broadband obsolete](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ee-full-fibre-broadband). They have introduced the hyper-band 1.2 Gbps - Giga Bits Per Second (Billion bits per second.) That's a tornado-like 150 times faster than DSL and 12 times faster than the [best fiber connection](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hollow-core-fiber). It cost $342 million and is expected to become available in July 2008. "We're talking [super-high speed wireless Internet communication](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/comcast-xfinity-speed) in a country that experiences dozens of moderate to major earthquakes each year, every year," Inventorspot notes. "With KIZUNA orbiting above, uninterrupted communication can be maintained when a ground-based network is disrupted by an earthquake or any other natural disaster. Not only in Japan, mind you, but in almost any Asian country - the service will be available at 19 different locations across Southeast Asia." Stealing, uh, buying off the web would be almost instantaneous. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.7/10 - Popularity: 12% | Activity: 30% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Science](https://www.trendhunter.com/science) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Hyper-speed Internet:** The development of hyper-band 1.2 Gbps internet connection in Japan could disrupt traditional broadband services. - **Super-high Speed Wireless Communication:** The Kizuna satellite's super-high speed wireless internet communication capability can revolutionize communication during natural disasters. - **Instantaneous Web Stealing:** The ultra-fast internet connection provided by Kizuna satellite creates opportunities for near-instantaneous web transactions. ### Where This Applies - **Telecommunications:** The telecommunications industry could be disrupted by the hyper-band 1.2 Gbps internet connection offered by the Kizuna satellite. - **Disaster Recovery:** The Kizuna satellite's uninterrupted communication capability during natural disasters presents disruptive innovation opportunities for the disaster recovery industry. - **E-commerce:** The ultra-fast internet connection provided by the Kizuna satellite opens up new possibilities for near-instantaneous web transactions in the e-commerce industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Ultra-Fast Network Service Bundles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frontier-communications.md) - [Record-Breaking Optical Fibers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/highspeed-optical-fiber.md) - [Ultra-Efficient Fiber Internet Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fiber-internet-service.md) - [Far-Reaching Internet Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/starlink1.md) - [Ultra-Speedy Internet Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sky-broadband-wifi-max.md) - [Satellite Internet Expansions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spacex.md) - [Seafarer Satellite Internet Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/starlink-maritime.md) - [High-Speed Wi-Fi Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lumen-technologies.md) - [Speed-Enhanced Wi-Fi Chips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fastconnect-7800.md)