The user typically must use terrestrial phone lines to send data back to the satellite and that limits the so-called uplink speed to that of a standard 56-kilobit-per-second modem.
The Japanese were selling 256-kilobit memory chips at $2 each, for example, even though they cost an estimated $3 or more to produce.
Flash memory: Silicon oxide memories transcend a hurdle A laboratory working on next-generation "flash" memory technology has demonstrated a 1-kilobit silicon oxide memory chip with embedded diodes that keep voltage from leaking and corrupting data.
July 9, 2013 - Science Daily
Silicon oxide memories transcend a hurdle ( Rice University ) A Rice University laboratory working on next-generation "flash" memory technology has demonstrated a 1-kilobit silicon oxide memory chip with embedded diodes that keep voltage from leaking and corrupting data.
July 9, 2013 - EurekAlert!
Derek Turner in eSchool News (subscription) The notion that a 200-kilobit connection is broadband is : ludicrous,said Derek Turner, research director for Free Press, a nonprofit public interest group that studies media and technology issues.