To the best of my knowledge, they can make cheap phased array antennas that have poor performance. Poor performance can cut substantially into the overall satel

To the best of my knowledge, they can make cheap phased array antennas that have poor performance. Poor performance can cut substantially into the overall satellite capacity, so the only way to make up for that is to charge more money. Then your service is less attractive, and people won't sign up. So you really need really well performing, and inexpensive.