FCC Authorizes SpaceX to Provide Broadband Satellite Services

Post by slr555 » Fri, Mar 30, 2018, 2:25 AM UTC

madushan1000 wrote: post #153

bpd1069 wrote: post #4

This is monumental - I claim every major advance in communication technology immediately precedes a major progress for society. This will make the 'Internet' truly global and ubiquitous. So excited for the developing world.

I'm from a third world country(Sri Lanka) and we already have really cheap LTE access, the connection I'm using right now(on my phone) gives me something like 1GB/1.5USD at average 4MBPS. What sucks is the speed and reliability, speed always fluctuate and even though most of the island is now covered by 3G, LTE is not a given. It has been improving a lot though because we have relatively good competition between mobi…

Post by lev99 » Fri, Mar 30, 2018, 2:29 AM UTC

briffle wrote: post #158

IntelMiner wrote: post #147

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Wouldn't the latency of a sat connection interfere with something real-time like video conferencing?

These are very low orbit satellites, not geosynchronous ones. 200 miles, instead of 36,000. Should be much better latency

Post by JumpCrisscross » Fri, Mar 30, 2018, 2:32 AM UTC

lev99 wrote: post #140

greedo wrote: post #124

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China won't shoot down commercial satellites, they'll just either jam the signal, or block ownership of the ground terminals. Shooting down satellites is very expensive, and would cause an incredible hue and cry internationally. It's one thing to shoot down one of your own defunct satellites, quite another thing to shoot down someone else's.

> Shooting down satellites is very expensive It's less expensive than launching satellites, and the Chinese goverment has enough money to do it if they want.

Post by [deleted] » Fri, Mar 30, 2018, 2:35 AM UTC

wallace_f wrote: post #53

kakarot wrote: post #33

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What does any of that have to do with launching satellites and distributing radio bandwidth, both of which need regulation in order to provide safety for the masses?

I'm sorry, but it's completely self evident. The point was that the natural right to perform/produce a service/product should be the null hypothesis (as opposed to government removing that right and granting it at their discretion) in any such case; and while on the extremes the answers may seem obvious (launching communication satellites vs braiding hair), it's often not always so. Finally, I concluded that people s…

Post by olympus » Fri, Mar 30, 2018, 2:38 AM UTC

briffle wrote: post #156

olympus wrote: post #126

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You can get decent 4G internet plans already in most parts of the world. While this will have better coverage of rural areas, mobile internet is very adequate for the van lifestyle.

You should read some RV forums for the hoops they need to jump through to get coverage, and deal with data caps