Machine learned compression algorithms, such as those used by Compression.ai, have been shown to outperform traditional JPEG, JPEG2000 or even BPG (based off the H.265 standard) on visual perception metrics…
At around $0.15/MB transmitted, satellite communication is prohibitive. At that rate, a full-length feature film in 4K resolution would cost a whopping $15K to transmit. No wonder we prefer fiber…