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No, they can only service a limited number of customers within a given region. The only users of Starlink, et al. in major metropolitan areas will be backbone

No, they can only service a limited number of customers within a given region. The only users of Starlink, et al. in major metropolitan areas will be backbone providers.

ecpottinger 7y ago
I suggest you count the number of nodes they can support with that many satellites. Stop thinking like an old tech.
- indolering 7y ago
  "This system, if successful, would provide people in low to moderate population densities around the world with affordable high-speed internet access, including many who have never had internet access before," - Tom Praderio, SpaceX engineer Source: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/spacex-launches-test-satellites-for-internet-constellation/?redirect=1 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/spacex-launches-t...
  - briffle 7y ago
    What point of that quote leads you to think they also can't provide high-speed access in non-rural areas?
    - hobofan 7y ago
      I'm guessing the "low to moderate population densities" part?
      - vsl 7y ago
        He’s emphasizing the use case that matters. That he doesn’t mention something of little interest (yet another broadband provider in urban areas) doesn’t mean it’s not something possible.