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If SpaceX had a conformal antenna, it would open a new market of bizjets and commercial aircraft for them.

• shaklee3 7y ago
  I'm not sure about that. Most people on planes use it for streaming media, and the current solutions are good enough for that. Also, it would take them many years to win that business and get certified.
  • gpm 7y ago
    Huh? Starlink satellites are supposed to be capable of something like 20Gbps (per satellite) as of a few years ago. A 4k livestream uses something like 15Mbps, 20Gbps / 0.015Gbps = 1333 livestreams per satellite. This seems like it should be capable of supporting business jets just fine.
    • shaklee3 7y ago
      I didn't say they aren't capable of it. I said the existing solutions are already good enough and will be lower cost. You need some kind of differentiator if you want to display streaming media on an airplane. The only differentiator they could have is lower cost, but it looks like their costs will be far higher given the cutthroat industry of the airlines.
      • gpm 7y ago
        Sorry, I misread.