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The Iridium orbit heights are not much higher (781 km vs. 550 km). You can always trade bandwidth for increased sensitivity. The most extreme example is GPS. Yo
by fsh 4y ago
The Iridium orbit heights are not much higher (781 km vs. 550 km). You can always trade bandwidth for increased sensitivity. The most extreme example is GPS. Your phone can receive it from 20000 km away with a tiny antenna, but the data rate is only 50 bits per second.
- rocqua 4y agoWithin the limits of a 5G receiver, there are probably limits to how much sensitivity you can give up for bandwidth.