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Why is Elon trying to implement infrastructure using wireless networking like Starlink? Wireless networking is unreliable and low bandwidth. It should only be u

by vFunct 1y ago

Why is Elon trying to implement infrastructure using wireless networking like Starlink? Wireless networking is unreliable and low bandwidth. It should only be used as an emergency backup system only. It should never be used as a primary communications network for critical systems like FAA air traffic control. The original contract with Verizon to implement fiber optic infrastructure is the correct one.

techpineapple 1y ago
Money. Power.
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al2o3cr 1y ago
Why is Elon trying to implement infrastructure using wireless networking like Starlink? It's not that complicated: he doesn't own a fiber-optic company
- dzhiurgis 1y ago
  Same like nazis!
GuinansEyebrows 1y ago
Aside from the obvious (he makes unacceptable amounts of money through government contracts), technical superiority is often one of the least important factors when it comes to a large organization making a technology purchasing decision when the rubber actually meets the road.
dzhiurgis 1y ago
You can't put fiber optic in planes...
- bdangubic 1y ago
  if there is a will there is a way :)
- vFunct 1y ago
  Why would you need fiber optics in planes for control towers to communicate with other control towers? Were the planes used as routers?