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Re:FCC approves SpaceX plan for satellite broadband network by dreamcompiler on Friday April 06, 2018 @09:21PM (#16778890)
Indeed. These satellites move which means the antenna dishes have to do so as well. Or they'll use phased arrays, and phased arrays are not consumer-cheap (yet).
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Re:FCC approves SpaceX plan for satellite broadband network by baobrien on Saturday April 07, 2018 @06:12PM (#16783309)
From what I've heard, the consumer end gear supposed to use phased arrays "about the size of a pizza box" and cost in the range of $100-$300.
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