From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail.lang.hm (syn-045-059-245-186.biz.spectrum.com [45.59.245.186]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ADH-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by lists.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4802F3B29D for ; Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:10:18 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [10.2.3.133] (unknown [10.2.3.133]) by mail.lang.hm (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5DB611F6E2D; Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:10:17 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:10:17 -0700 (PDT) From: David Lang To: Daniel AJ Sokolov cc: starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net In-Reply-To: <8f2941f9-6600-4981-a76a-2a7a3f10f451@falco.ca> Message-ID: <11s370q0-ooqs-2sp1-5qn1-qprqsqn3s9rn@ynat.uz> References: <6nn799r0-q896-4osn-23no-733oorno0p55@ynat.uz> <8f2941f9-6600-4981-a76a-2a7a3f10f451@falco.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Subject: Re: [Starlink] Alphabet spins off Starlink competitor Taara X-BeenThere: starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: "Starlink has bufferbloat. Bad." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 23:10:18 -0000 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