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I believe there is no gateway (ground station) problem. It only needs to be in view of the satellite, not in the same cell, and even if there is no gateway in s
by lutorm 4y ago
I believe there is no gateway (ground station) problem. It only needs to be in view of the satellite, not in the same cell, and even if there is no gateway in sight, laser backhaul is now operational (see starlink providing service in Antarctica now, https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/14/spacex-satellite-internet-starlink-comes-to-antarctica/ https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/14/spacex-satellite-internet-...)
You do need to get the user terminals into the country, though. But once you do, they're easier to hide than a geostationary satellite dish.
- giantrobot 4y agoA Starlink dish isn't much easier to hide than a Ka-band dish. It would be much easier to set up if taken down though since it's a phased array rather than parabolic. You're right that laser backhaul solves the ground station problem, so long as the track covering Iran has laser backhaul capability.