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> I really hope Starlink will have a turnkey small-community ISP “solution”. I mean, an ISP could get a receiver and use Starlink as backhaul, but IMO, that ju
by nordsieck 6y ago
> I really hope Starlink will have a turnkey small-community ISP “solution”.
I mean, an ISP could get a receiver and use Starlink as backhaul, but IMO, that just doesn't make much sense. The cost of infrastructure is almost certainly more than the cost of a receiver per consumer.
- jandrese 6y agoDepends how much the Starlink user terminal ends up costing. it might make sense for some communities to buy one terminal and then distribute the data via relatively cheap long haul wifi. Trailerparknet.
- nordsieck 6y ago> Depends how much the Starlink user terminal ends up costing. it might make sense for some communities to buy one terminal and then distribute the data via relatively cheap long haul wifi. I think a wifi network is the only thing that could possibly make sense. The minute the ISP needs to start digging, it's all over. That being said, even a wifi network can be expensive in term of labor. Additionally, in the case of really low population density combined with low line of sight distances (think northern Canada) even wifi may not be feasible.
- zaroth 6y agoI assume that Starlink will be a boon for building out 4G/5G rural coverage by slapping base stations on poles with electricity and a Starlink terminal. I wonder how much solar square footage and battery capacity you would need to not even need the electricity part.