Otter@lemmy.caM to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 years agoXplore to offer faster rural satellite internet, alternative to Starlink after Jupiter 3 launchglobalnews.caexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkXplore to offer faster rural satellite internet, alternative to Starlink after Jupiter 3 launchglobalnews.caOtter@lemmy.caM to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square7linkfedilink
minus-squarealsimoneau@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoI’m glad that they are geostationary. We don’t need more trash in LEO.
minus-squarenavi@lemmy.tespia.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoGood for space, bad for actual usage. High latency works alright for some things but for many things real time data rates are needed. A 700ms ping on everything is just not great.
I’m glad that they are geostationary. We don’t need more trash in LEO.
Good for space, bad for actual usage.
High latency works alright for some things but for many things real time data rates are needed. A 700ms ping on everything is just not great.