Re:Realtime Starlink Satellite Map
by m4rtink on Thursday June 18, 2020 @12:49AM
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There are multiple GEO sats that already provide service for popular airliner routes and for cruise ships.
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... with 600ms latency. Starlink will blow them out of the water.
Oh, sure, the latency will be lower - it's just that without these satellites it was simply not possible to get continuous coverage on long over ocean flights, so something is better than nothing.
While for airplanes I think the latency might not be that problematic (I think VoIP in plane package full of people would not be very welcome) you indeed want low latency connection on a cruise ship.