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)