Re:“Internet in Space” Will Transform the Satellite Imagery ...
by coredog64 on Sunday January 01, 2023 @05:55PM
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Yes and no. These island nations are pretty small and poor, so obviously Fiji or Vanuatu aren't going to be paying for it. Instead, what I would expect is that the US, Australia, and New Zealand would pay for it to maintain good graces with these nations. WRT geopolitics, this is a good stick for beating up on China as they're one of the main offenders in IUU.
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Re:“Internet in Space” Will Transform the Satellite Imagery ...
by JumpCrisscross on Sunday January 01, 2023 @06:28PM
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> what I would expect is that the US, Australia, and New Zealand would pay for it to maintain good graces with these nations
Right. The business model is sympathy money from big governments. Practically, that means re-selling to a government contractor. A contractor for whom this is an afterthought, and who has a million other providers to choose from, some of whom don’t need to make money.
> a good stick for beating up on China as they're one of the main offenders in IUU
The countries being harmed by this are in no position to beat up on China. The ones who can don’t care about it enough to make it a diplomatic priority.