FemtoStar

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   by FemtoStar 5y ago

   We're not anti-Starlink - as we said, we find it extremely impressive and actually intend to use it at some of our own ground stations. For what it is designed to do (broadband to fixed terminals, where privacy and openness is not a co
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   by FemtoStar 5y ago

   Hi there! See our response to another comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27228546
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   by FemtoStar 5y ago

   In terms of large customers, yes, community projects like that are an option, but in a lot of cases we expect our customers to be individuals simply purchasing a terminal for their own use. We've had plenty of individuals express inter
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   by FemtoStar 5y ago

   Hi there! FemtoStar Project lead here. We're very aware of how impressive of a system Starlink is, and our intention is anything but to ignore it. The key point, to that FAQ item, is that FemtoStar and Starlink are not directly compara
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   by FemtoStar 5y ago

   Hi there! We're looking to open up our repos as designs begin to stabilize this over the next month or two. We want to make sure anything we publish is in a state where, even if incomplete, code can at least be successfully built and w
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   by FemtoStar 5y ago

   Glad you're interested, and yep, there's a reason the big text on the homepage says "Satellite communications, done differently". If you have questions or want to follow along check out our Matrix room at #femtostar:matr
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   by FemtoStar 5y ago

   By obtaining those licenses, just as any other satellite company would. We're already working with regulators in Canada, and intend to license the network in as many other countries as possible. - The FemtoStar Project
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   by FemtoStar 5y ago

   Satellites are expensive indeed, but they are, at the very minimum, cheaper than they used to be. Their cost to launch is also highly impacted by their size and mass, which, in the case of FemtoStar, are both very small numbers (being a sub
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   by FemtoStar 5y ago

   FemtoStar Project lead here, it's really neither an IoT system nor a Starlink competitor, though it could do either. See our FAQ page's item on Starlink and how it's an interesting but indirect comparison. FemtoStar is perfe