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Re:SpaceX’s Starlink Constellation construction begins by electriclove on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @11:16PM (#19679461)
1. High speed internet available to anyone on Earth.

2. Communication for Tesla vehicles which I think is currently dependent on cell networks.

3. Communication network for humanity on Mars.

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Re:SpaceX’s Starlink Constellation construction begins by nilskidoo on Saturday April 20, 2019 @10:55AM (#19706824)
I was thinking along the lines of this:

https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/133936-using-wifi-to-see...

It was always about surveillance.

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Re:SpaceX’s Starlink Constellation construction begins by jacobush on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @05:28AM (#19681035)
Basically SpaceX is doing what Steve Jobs first wanted to do when faced with the stubbornness of telecom giants - create his own cell phone / data network.

He was advised it would be too expensive. Maybe Apple and SpaceX should do a joint venture...

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Re:SpaceX’s Starlink Constellation construction begins by dx034 on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @06:08AM (#19681207)
Can it really replace mobile networks? It's great for areas currently not served by 4G but would serving large cities (New York, SF, Seattle, London) really make sense via satellite?
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