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Generally, this is solved by tie-ups with a chosen local vendor that handles the nation-specific registration, laws, etc.
by lenkite 7y ago
Generally, this is solved by tie-ups with a chosen local vendor that handles the nation-specific registration, laws, etc.
- sandworm101 7y agoYa, but look into the regs for even a developed country like Canada. When it comes to downlinking satellite data they are all stuck in a pre-megaconstellation regulatory regime. There are often laws stating that the host country have veto power over all data going up/down to the sat, that the sat not handle data that the host country cannot control. They do not envision the concept of multiple satellites communicating between themselves.
- LastZactionHero 7y agoGiven that regulations were once written, I got to think that regulations can change. If there's a technology that really works, and people really want/need it, and it solves the expensive problem of connecting rural communities, I don't see regulators just being like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 'Yeah, that'd be cool, but law's the law! We already printed these books!' And if other countries have it and it prevents yours from 'staying competitive', important people pay attention. And if that civic approach doesn't work, some rich farmer tells his senator buddy on a hunting trip that he wants Starlink to watch Netflix in the woods, and the senator tells the regulator to make it happen.