[Starlink] Re: Data centers are racing to space — and regulation can’t keep up

Brandon Butterworth
2026-02-26T23:02:36Z

On 26/02/2026 21:36:51, "Ulrich Speidel via Starlink"
<starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote:
>But when we're talking data centers, we're not talking downlinking to end users with Dishys. We're talking downlinking to other infrastructure.

And likely the same DCs they are using for the existing downlinks,
loads of space, power and connectivity for a faster link. Lots of work
ongoing on making those links optical too.

Maybe even the same DCs that are the data source for the AI sats. An
opportunity to increase dishy downlink capacity while adding AI.

brandon