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Musk is selling precisely that to NYSE-London traders. Speed of light in a vacuum is considerably (I think 40%) faster than speed of light in glass fiber optic
by eutropia 7y ago
Musk is selling precisely that to NYSE-London traders. Speed of light in a vacuum is considerably (I think 40%) faster than speed of light in glass fiber optics
- new_realist 7y agoLike I said, there is a latency barrier to get in and out of the atmosphere due to RF modulation. Only NYC to Tokyo will be close, but that’s generous, as it doesn’t take into account intersatellite routing delays. Whereas, NYC to London by fiber is a single hop.
- new_realist 7y agoFurther, note that Starlink’s current batch of satellites don’t have laser links, so data can’t hop from satellite to satellite. It’s up and then back down immediately. We’ll have to wait for v2 or v3.