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Is satellite internet going to become a crowded space that no other company can ever hope to enter due to skies becoming literally overcrowded with sattelites?
by arcastroe 6mo ago
Is satellite internet going to become a crowded space that no other company can ever hope to enter due to skies becoming literally overcrowded with sattelites? Seems like a somewhat unfair winner takes all scenario.
- general1465 6mo agoIt is very simple compete - your satellites must be tougher than theirs.
- Centigonal 6mo agoJust like fiber, just like power lines, just like... rail!? The ghost of Cornelius Vanderbilt is rubbing his hands in glee.
- shibapuppie 6mo agoIf you think about the "surface" of space being SO much larger than the surface of the earth, there's comparatively very little floating in orbit right now, even including Starlink.
- lxgr 6mo agoIf you’re considering beam widths on top of physical space alone it gets a bit trickier (at least for radio as opposed to light/lasers), but yes, there is a lot of space in LEO.
- shibapuppie 6mo agoI figure as technology progresses, we'll get more/tighter beams for more efficiency, especially if something like 5G massive MIMO could ever work on a satellite.
- dzhiurgis 6mo ago> crowded space it is literally space...