Fibre will always be better for densely populated areas. But for less dense satellite is making a lot of sense. However, for nation states there is a lot of va

Fibre will always be better for densely populated areas. But for less dense satellite is making a lot of sense. However, for nation states there is a lot of value in having redundancy and sovereignty over your telecommunications infrastructure. Having a foreign country's company being sole provider could put you in a tough position (for the good/bad of your population).