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A major difference is Iridium's 2.4kps which is nowhere near broadband, and no even dialup speed in the 90's.
by lopmotr 9y ago
A major difference is Iridium's 2.4kps which is nowhere near broadband, and no even dialup speed in the 90's.
- jessriedel 9y agoYou are comparing Iridium decade-old service to SpaceX's future service. A better comparison would be to the "Iridium Next" satellites, which are currently being deployed, will be available before SpaceX's service, and will increase bandwidth by more than two orders of magnitude (512 kbps). http://www.outfittersatellite.com/blog/iridium-next/whats-iridium-next-2.html http://www.outfittersatellite.com/blog/iridium-next/whats-ir...
- pooya13 9y agoI wonder if sites like google will launch their own orbital servers