Re: First satellites launched for global internet from space.
Satellite broadband has always suffered from high latency, but this new network is in a relatively low orbit so that should improve things somewhat.
Satellite broadband has also suffered from being absurdly expensive. I’m always suspicious when people talk up the benefits of something without mentioning the price. So I suspect they probably haven’t addressed that issue. Even if they’ve brought the cost of the system down, they’re serving a market full of people with no other choice. That’s never a good sign when it comes to value.
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