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Re:SpaceX Gets FCC Approval to Sell Wireless High-Speed Home... by wmf on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @02:18AM (#19785553)
I think Starlink is for rural customers and can't compete with decent wired broadband. You were the one who seems to be putting it against cable (which exists in the metros, not in rural areas).

The MIT work linked in this thread calculates a total worldwide capacity in the ~20 Tbps range for Starlink.

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Re:SpaceX Gets FCC Approval to Sell Wireless High-Speed Home... by Bluestrike2 on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @11:42AM (#19788940)
I didn't see the link, but here's the presentation[0] I believe you're referring to. It estimates Starlink's max total system forward capacity at 23.7 Tbps.

0. http://www.mit.edu/~portillo/files/Comparison-LEO-IAC-2018-s...

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