[Starlink] Alphabet spins off Starlink competitor Taara

[Michael Richardson]

David Lang via Starlink <starlink at lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote:
    > Since it kept talking about being a replacement for Starlink, I assumed
    > that the towers would communicate with satellites. If there are no
    > satellites being used, then it's not going to be a Starlink competitor
    > as you would have to build a long chain of laser towers to try and
    > provide service everywhere.

(It would work fine for the flat earth types though)
(or if you live on Terry Pratchard's Discword)

But, seriously we have lots and lots of microwave towers from decades ago.
I think most are abandonned due to fibre being better, but getting new rights
of way for fiber is probably hard.  The railways were delighted to be
involved 30 years ago, but now, I suspect the field is closed to any new
entrants.

So lasers between towers makes a lot of sense to me.
Particularly through/across marshy tundra in, for instance, Canada's north.

Just not between pacific islands.

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