>As far as the future goes, throughput and latency both improve dramatically with low-orbit systems. The problem is that they still pare in comparison to groun

>As far as the future goes, throughput and latency both improve dramatically with low-orbit systems. The problem is that they still pare in comparison to ground based systems. On LTE, with aggregation, you can get something like 100 Mbps out of a cell phone on about >90% of the US's land area with Verizon's network. Irridium Next which doesn't even start launching until September will be limited to 8 Mbps and won't be completely ready for another couple years. Two-way LEO satellite communication will only be worth it to people on the oceans very soon. The satellite dishes on buildings only work with one way communication.