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Re:SpaceX is buying communications smallsat operator Swarm T... by marsokod on Sunday August 08, 2021 @04:29AM (#28105098)
My theory is more that they will add the functionality to Starlink. Worst case, you just plug the RF part of the swarm cubesat on the outside of a Starlink. This way Starlink immediately supports low power devices, has a ground segment for the end-users readily available, and solves the latency/backhaul problem that all these cubesat constellations have.
Re:SpaceX is buying communications smallsat operator Swarm T... by dom_hutton on Sunday August 08, 2021 @09:26AM (#28106525)
It's worth noting that it won't be as simple as plugging in Swarms' payload - there will be singificant necessary engineering work to validate the RF and power characteristics of the integration.

Interesting work I'm sure.