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Starlink chose the 100mbps threshold over trying to satisfy the lower speed threshold because the higher threshold makes their business plan viable (it lets the
by gamblor956 4y ago
Starlink chose the 100mbps threshold over trying to satisfy the lower speed threshold because the higher threshold makes their business plan viable (it lets them get $$$ government funding for providing high-speed rural connectivity).
They don't get kudos for failing to meet the standard they're required to meet as a condition of the government program they need to make their business work.
- spywaregorilla 4y agoThey built and shipped something really cool and useful. That seems like it deserves some kudos.
- fshr 4y ago> The full Starlink satellite system doesn't have 4,408 sats. That's just the Gen 1 constellation. They have committed to completing the Gen 2 constellation, with an additional 7,518 sats, which each provide many times more bandwidth than the Gen 1 sats, by 2027, well in time for the RDOF.