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Not that odd, oneweb sells b2b only , spaceX does mostly b2c and some b2b. Also spaceX launched iridium next gen satellites as well. OneWeb (and iridium) will
by manquer 5y ago
Not that odd, oneweb sells b2b only , spaceX does mostly b2c and some b2b.
Also spaceX launched iridium next gen satellites as well.
OneWeb (and iridium) will just operate in their own markets .
Iridium for example could work in different devices than starlink as they are not LEO and do not need the complex phased array setup starlink needs
- nradov 5y agoIridium constellation is in LEO. The ground terminals are able to use simpler antennas mainly because the data rate is much lower.
- manquer 5y agoYes, that was incorrect, they are at 780KM orbit, I was thinking Inmarsat who use GEO. Phased Array does help in improving signal strength(and bandwidth) by focusing on the orbital plane only, however I thought since Iridium uses L-Band(1-2GHz) and SpaceX uses Ku-Band(12-14Ghz), there is additional dish size required anyway and also rain fade issues meant higher strength is required in Ku to operate well.