[Starlink] Alphabet spins off Starlink competitor Taara

[David Lang]

Daniel AJ Sokolov wrote:

> On 2025-03-17 at 15:50, David Lang via Starlink wrote:
>> 
>> but the claim that it will be far cheaper than Starlink?? that tower and 
>> a ground station that tracks the satellites in real time is going to be 
>> FAR more expensive than a dishy. Since it's going to be in motion at all 
>> times, it's got mechanical parts to wear out, and physically re-aiming a 
>> laser between connections (on both ends) is going to be a lot slower 
>> than electronic aiming of a phased array antenna.
>
> Could'nt you have a phased laser array?

nope, the lasers are far more directional and don't interact with each other 
enough.

David Lang