A Trump administration reworking of a $42 billion broadband expansion program will trigger delays as millions of rural Americans wait for promised connections and the telehealth services they bring.
That is apparently going to have competition soon.
But … yeah. Operating via satellites is profitable for sparsely populated areas, operating via wire - for densely populated ones. In addition to that Earth’s orbit is not under anyone’s sovereignty.
Both have their uses, but, I think, in locations in a developed country with old infrastructure because it’s not profitable, - this means there won’t be any.
The sad part is that if, say, I want to have unabused Internet connectivity from Russia, a Starlink terminal is not my solution, cause Elon still wants to be friends with those obnoxious people. And also if it were a solution, a terminal could be triangulated and my ass would meet a soldering iron. Maybe not, but some fines.
That is apparently going to have competition soon.
But … yeah. Operating via satellites is profitable for sparsely populated areas, operating via wire - for densely populated ones. In addition to that Earth’s orbit is not under anyone’s sovereignty.
Both have their uses, but, I think, in locations in a developed country with old infrastructure because it’s not profitable, - this means there won’t be any.
The sad part is that if, say, I want to have unabused Internet connectivity from Russia, a Starlink terminal is not my solution, cause Elon still wants to be friends with those obnoxious people. And also if it were a solution, a terminal could be triangulated and my ass would meet a soldering iron. Maybe not, but some fines.