If they get satellite to satellite communication working across the entire globe, there's one niche usecase where it's certainly better. Latency over very long

If they get satellite to satellite communication working across the entire globe, there's one niche usecase where it's certainly better. Latency over very long distances. Light travels faster in a vacuum (laser in space) than it does through glass (fibre optic cable), when the gains from that exceed the trip up and down to the satellites you're coming out ahead in terms of latency. It may also be a more direct path than following undersea cables, but I haven't checked. For bandwidth and regular internet connectivity, you can't really beat fibre. It's just so compact and speedy enough.