StarLink may be providing layer 2 connectivity rather than IP. A ground
station can act as a receiver in this case in Tonga and provide
connectivity directly to the Tonga Telco network. Using ground station type
antenna may help with performance.

On Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 02:20 David Lang <david@lang.hm> wrote:

> On Tue, 8 Feb 2022, Ulrich Speidel wrote:
>
> > I'm actually quite pleased to see Starlink in Fiji, if only so they
> start
> > thinking about how they'll supply Pacific Islands, which to date they
> simply
> > don't.
>
> Long term the answer is the laser-enabled satellites will not need ground
> stations nearby, so they will cover all these sorts of really remote areas.
>
> They just don't have enough of them up yet to start providing coverage, so
> they
> have to rush the setup of a new ground station for now.
>
> David Lang
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