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Totally agree with your point of view. Another thing to consider is how much the bands dedicated to cell phones are already saturated in dense urban environmen
by ale42 3y ago
Totally agree with your point of view.
Another thing to consider is how much the bands dedicated to cell phones are already saturated in dense urban environments. I don't see how a few thousands satellites would be able to scale if they were to replace our actual cell towers (some of them consisting of local cells on utility poles, etc.).
And also, satellites dedicated to search and rescue to locate emergency beacons already exist, and you don't need many of them to cover the whole planet.
- Animats 3y ago> Another thing to consider is how much the bands dedicated to cell phones are already saturated in dense urban environments. That's what 5G is supposed to be for. In dense areas, there are supposed to be a large number of tiny cells operating in the 5GHz-6GHz range. The main application for this is stadiums, so the fans can be getting video on their phone while watching, or not watching, the dame. Most of the NFL stadiums now have this. Other parts of cities, not so much yet.