Tony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoSpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlinkarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square292fedilinkarrow-up1720arrow-down115
arrow-up1705arrow-down1external-linkSpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlinkarstechnica.comTony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square292fedilink
minus-squarecole@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoStarlink is definitely faster than all but the most expensive GEO services (and those require specialized hardware)
minus-squareyaroto98@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·24 hours agoSorry, I was referring to the underlying tech and bands. The physics behind LEO doesn’t automatically grant it the ability to be faster than GEO. It’s faster because the sattelites are brand new not 10 years old.
Starlink is definitely faster than all but the most expensive GEO services (and those require specialized hardware)
Sorry, I was referring to the underlying tech and bands. The physics behind LEO doesn’t automatically grant it the ability to be faster than GEO. It’s faster because the sattelites are brand new not 10 years old.