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Re:Starlink Maritime by shaklee3 on Friday July 08, 2022 @01:11AM (#32023509)
iridium rates compared to SpaceX are not comparable and not the same technology
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Re:Starlink Maritime by jhugo on Friday July 08, 2022 @03:59AM (#32024113)
The data rate has very little to do with the complexity of the satellite-to-satellite links, and steering RF and optics isn't as different as you might think.
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Re:Starlink Maritime by shaklee3 on Friday July 08, 2022 @07:25PM (#32029248)
that's partially true. the data rates have a lot to do with frequency reuse, which means more complicated designs. starlink is complicated in the dynamic conditions, but the beamforming is relatively simple.
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