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They have everything to do with Musk's credibility.
by minikites 7y ago
They have everything to do with Musk's credibility.
- jacquesm 7y agoThere is nothing in particular wrong with Musks credibility, not all of his projects pan out, but compared to your average starter-upper he's doing pretty good, against all odds in some cases. The one thing you can rightfully accuse him of is plugging one hole with another but so far he's managed to escape the consequences and being a complete idiot on Twitter. It certainly doesn't help but his track record so far is good and bankable and I wouldn't be surprised at all if Starlink succeeded. If you look at Inmarsat's turnover then you'll see why, and that's with low bandwidth geosynchronous satellites, now imagine that with high bandwidth, low latency LEO. Just that is a game changer for some industries, bringing fast internet to rural areas is going to be a doozy compared to the offshore applications and what that's worth.
- bjelkeman-again 7y agoInmarsat revenue: US$1,465.2 million (2018) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inmarsat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inmarsat