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toodroot t1_iybejp3 wrote

Reply to comment by Ok-Significance2027 in SpaceX/Starlink gains license to operate Low Earth Orbit satellite services in Haiti; "Game Changer in Haiti to Enhance Access to the Rural & Underserved Communities" by ThirdPartyMechanic

Have you noticed that some Starlink use in Ukraine is to plonk it down in the middle of a village or urban area and let 100 people connect to it with individual phones? Way cheaper than a mobile phone tower. Albeit annoying that you have to stay within wifi range to use it.

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Ok-Significance2027 t1_iybijjt wrote

If you wanted to expand the range to the equivalent of what a mobile phone tower would cover, how many satellite receivers would be necessary? Would the price point be more, less, or comparable to a mobile phone tower with that number of receivers?

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toodroot t1_iybjshx wrote

Perhaps you'd use a mobile phone tower plus a Starlink ground station -- satellite back-haul is already a thing in the mobile phone industry.

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