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Re:SpaceX Starlink average speedtest is 42.3Mbps down / 9.7 ... by zhte415 on Thursday August 27, 2020 @05:11AM (#24291567)
Quite surprised why LEO for cross exchange arbitrage was not already done. Microwaves were not super with weather conditions the last time taking an arbitrary interest.
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Re:SpaceX Starlink average speedtest is 42.3Mbps down / 9.7 ... by Tuna-Fish on Thursday August 27, 2020 @05:48AM (#24291822)
LEO sat constellations that are low enough to beat existing solutions need to be almost global to provide reliable communication anywhere.
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