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Could you explain your reasoning? My understanding is that: fiber=c lasers=c fiber=nonlinear lasers=linear So in physics terms, starlink will eventually surpa
by elif 4y ago
Could you explain your reasoning? My understanding is that:
fiber=c
lasers=c
fiber=nonlinear
lasers=linear
So in physics terms, starlink will eventually surpass buried fiber in latency for all situations where fiber routing divergence from linear exceeds the ~1000km orbital round trip.
- yencabulator 4y agoNow compare the noise level in a buried fiber, versus satellite radio transmission. We've been getting a thunderstorm every evening here, and my Starlink slows down a lot -- not sure if it's ionization, the water content of clouds, or what, but it's definitely noticeable. And my previous point-to-point wifi would also essentially stop transferring data when it rained, just in case some Starlink hater thinks it's somehow worse than alternatives.
- leplen 4y agoTechnically the speed of light in fiber is 2/3c because fiber has a higher index of refraction. Some HFT funds have actually moved away from fiber in some instances because they can pick up a few microseconds by going through the air instead.
- nerpderp82 4y agoGoldman Sachs actually moved to a neutrino beam between London and NYC.
- sterlind 4y agothere's nothing about this on Google, and neutrino detectors are definitely not advanced enough for this. was this a joke that went over my head?
- urspx 4y agoMaybe it's a joke about the (anomalous) detection of faster-than-light neutrinos? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faster-than-light_neutrino_anomaly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faster-than-light_neutrino_ano...
- westmeal 4y agoI can't find anything about that online is this a joke or is this actually real