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From: Mike Puchol <mike@starlink.sx>
To: starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net
Subject: Re: [Starlink] Starlink "Best Effort" offering
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2022 20:03:20 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <23b8864a-d62a-4147-9ef7-122ebcf7bb4a@Spark> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CALjsLJuqx862U7rbYsNf1t+pBcC2YgER=bNXT9rwpf_Ofw_weA@mail.gmail.com>

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Starlink also provides service to McMurdo Station, which is only possible over ISL on the polar shell satellites, which are still being positioned:

https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/14/spacex-satellite-internet-starlink-comes-to-antarctica/

Best,

Mike
On Sep 30, 2022, 19:26 +0200, Nathan Owens via Starlink <starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net>, wrote:
> They intend to cover the whole ocean between ~-57 and 57 N by the end of 2022: https://api.starlink.com/public-files/maritime-coverage-map.pdf
>
> Per the posts I linked, the lasers are seemingly already working and covering some areas.
>
> > On Fri, Sep 30, 2022 at 10:24 AM Eugene Chang via Starlink <starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote:
> > > Ow… the implications on no satellite to satellite routing is all traffic is one-hop. That puts limits on big patches of the Pacific Basin. (And not a solution for trans-pacific aircraft.)
> > >
> > > Any clues how far apart are the ground stations? That is a lot of ground stations. This makes me reconsider (terrestrial) fixed-wireless as an alternative.
> > >
> > > Gene
> > > -----------------------------------
> > > Eugene Chang
> > > eugene.chang@alum.mit.edu
> > > +1-781-799-0233 (in Honolulu)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > On Sep 30, 2022, at 2:38 AM, Michael Richardson via Starlink <starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Signed PGP part
> > > >
> > > > Eugene Y Chang via Starlink <starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote:
> > > > > Hmmmm….. is ground station positioning more about geographic topology
> > > > > or managing subscriber density? I suspect it is easier to manage
> > > > > subscriber density (and aggregate traffic) by building higher capacity
> > > > > ground stations than by distributing ground stations.
> > > >
> > > > Until they have satellite to satellite routing, the ground stations have to
> > > > be "near" the users that they serve.
> > > >
> > > > My understanding from this list is that's why they couldn't easily help Tongo: it
> > > > was all just ocean "nearby" (and why they can help Ukraine)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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  reply	other threads:[~2022-09-30 18:03 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-09-28 19:53 Dotzero
2022-09-28 20:01 ` Dave Taht
2022-09-28 20:58   ` Dotzero
2022-09-28 21:02     ` David Lang
2022-09-28 21:04     ` Dave Taht
2022-09-28 23:07 ` Eugene Y Chang
2022-09-28 23:35   ` David Lang
2022-09-29  0:40     ` Eugene Y Chang
2022-09-29  4:29       ` David Lang
2022-09-29  7:50         ` Eugene Y Chang
2022-09-29  9:10           ` Sebastian Moeller
2022-09-29  9:14             ` David Lang
2022-09-29 19:38               ` Eugene Y Chang
2022-09-30 12:38                 ` Michael Richardson
2022-09-30 12:43                   ` Nathan Owens
2022-09-30 17:24                   ` Eugene Chang
2022-09-30 17:26                     ` Nathan Owens
2022-09-30 18:03                       ` Mike Puchol [this message]
2022-09-30 21:39 rob currie
2022-09-30 23:56 ` Eugene Chang

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