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that cap is based on the number of satellites, which is not fixed.
by woleium 3y ago
that cap is based on the number of satellites, which is not fixed.
- giantg2 3y agoIt's fixed for a point in time. Launches of new satellites have considerable lead time.
- root_axis 3y agoAnd they only last for five years.
- protocolture 3y agoEh theres downlink capacity and then IP transit capacity from land sites too.
- toast0 3y agoCapacity at the teleports is probably pretty easy to upgrade. If possible they're near internet exchanges, and if not, they've most likely got good fiber connectivity and can update the optics on both sides to get more capacity easily. Maybe they've got some sites in the middle of nowhere, but I'd bet they worked with fiber vendors to pick places that were easy to hook up to existing fiber, because why not. I think I recall seeing someone had done some sleuthing and found that the teleports were sometimes being placed along rail right-of-ways, where there's often also fiber and maybe even power.
- protocolture 3y agoCapacity is still a cost factor. But they do choose places on major fibre paths. They have a sweetheart deal with vocus in oz, and as far as I can tell, they do their best to colocate.