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Imagine a US company of strategic importance becoming the defacto internet provider for much of the developing world. There's no way Starlink is happening organ
by ryanmarsh 6y ago
Imagine a US company of strategic importance becoming the defacto internet provider for much of the developing world. There's no way Starlink is happening organically or in a policy vacuum. This is like a CIA/NSA wet dream.
Also, people forget that low latency global internet is a requirement for next generation drone operations, particularly removing pilots from high performance aircraft. Again, this is strategic and something the Pentagon has gushed over for 30+ years. To see it as anything but is naive.
- frank2 6y agoI always thought the Pentagon has had a robust global satellite communications network for decades already. (I don't know whether it is Internet-protocol based. My guess is yes.)
- kevin_thibedeau 6y agoJust look what happened when Iridium failed and became propped up by government users who wanted its capabilities.
- lmm 6y agoA businessman bought the Iridium assets in bankruptcy and put a lot of effort into selling the service to the US government. It absolutely wasn't just the US government picking it up.
- ryanmarsh 6y agoHigh latency, low bandwidth vs Low latency, high bandwidth