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So many people here showing they know nothing about satcom or wireless networks

• vardump 3y ago
  High bandwidth phased array LEO satellite internet is a relatively new concept. Give them some time.
  • inemesitaffia 3y ago
    The SpaceX cells are small enough. All they need is a whitelist of nearly 100k devices. They'd rather antagonize the cheapest satcom supplier
• jjulius 3y ago
  Perhaps you could expand beyond that flippant snark and help people understand what they're missing? Otherwise, your comment doesn't really contribute much beyond making you feel better than others.
  • inemesitaffia 3y ago
    If for example you live in a country that doesn't register sim cards with authenticated information (e.g Ukraine) anyone can use the service. That's why Russian soldiers are using Ukrainian network sims in Ukraine. The same is true of starlink. The equipment (analogue of sim and phone together) is easily acquired. There's no whitelist . And service is available to anyone that can get a valid payment card. So just like the mobile network, Russians can use it. SpaceX used to mitigate this by limiting areas service is available. But that helps with places 20+km from the frontline. Not somewhere opposing soldiers can see each other. And Ukrainians complained about this. They had partisans and SOF they wanted to communicate with. Now it's done and we have a new narrative l You won't see Reddit level comments for such mobile networks. We know the reason for the difference in sentiment. The solution is device whitelisting at the frontline and beyond visual range. Maybe for some people limiting movement might be enough. But our anti work crowd will rather blame the supplier