How the Iranian Government Shut Off the Internet

Re:How the Iranian Government Shut Off the Internet by syedkarim on Thursday November 21, 2019 @12:10PM (#21596435)

Starlink/OneWeb/any-other-transmitter doesn't solve the problem. They are all unauthorized transmitters and would not be legal in the host country. Finding tankers transmitters is trivial with even consumer-grade hardware. Depending on jurisdiction, unauthorized transmitters go directly to jail.

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Re:How the Iranian Government Shut Off the Internet by rtkwe on Thursday November 21, 2019 @01:04PM (#21597221)

That depends a lot on the directionality of the transmission though right? We don't know much but the satellites are using a phased antenna array so the ground stations could be as well.

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Re:How the Iranian Government Shut Off the Internet by blacksmith_tb on Thursday November 21, 2019 @12:45PM (#21596994)

I am not sure what the relevant laws say on paper, but I would expect unauthorized transmitters to never be heard from again (so to speak).

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