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12 people is not a lot of engineers, considering all the work that needs to be done on both the modem and satellite side. Unless they actually go public and fi
by Rebelgecko 7y ago
12 people is not a lot of engineers, considering all the work that needs to be done on both the modem and satellite side.
Unless they actually go public and file some FCC paperwork soon to actually get spectrum, I doubt that this is actually going to happen in the next 5 years, it seems like more of an exploratory effort.
I also imagine that this would be brutal for battery life.
- usrusr 7y agoThank you for putting this into perspective. Apple would want to have a few people working on just assessing the risks and opportunities those other constellation projects have on their business and that would include wargaming "what if we made our own" scenarios.
- jacobush 7y ago12 is few enough that they might actually produce something of value. Besides, Steve Jobs originally wanted to sidestep the telcos and build his own network. I’m sure the thought kept living inside Apple and now they have the cash to do it.
- reaperducer 7y agoA dozen people could be enough to coordinate the purchase of the companies and engineers required to pull it off. It's not like Apple invents everything in-house. That said, 12 people is clearly an indication that this project is still in the napkins-and-whiteboards stage.