From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-lj1-x229.google.com (mail-lj1-x229.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::229]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by lists.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6EDF83B2A4 for ; Mon, 7 Feb 2022 23:46:23 -0500 (EST) Received: by mail-lj1-x229.google.com with SMTP id q22so22708128ljh.7 for ; Mon, 07 Feb 2022 20:46:23 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20210112; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=vOvLjy8rvhKiF8daPUbDdHOWulmB4i0B0njKiemgVTU=; b=gDMZRbLbM8gOMKYuEJ07mX0ZZ8/Uzmf4thIACZ+2sLhp6TLvBfr1lndSKMRUwRnkt/ M4gaqDXfmMVBg/pTAD7PGfWhH0qSTr0Ykvritc8zBBA+R5j3mDGrWf7PZp+NgBN1pmfL uDhn2gxJb9tBrQ49i8vIvZIRyN9MPja27aX2xFbu57TX9drxHvrbxuv0KQGmhHChf68f 6WRH+ec6VOLMz/nlMgU8pvREIIq9pxcIv8HbaWUSAi1LF10Dk5dTWyetJrDYqNhTjmSD cxjcJdinBhk1KRgYj/DCNyeGbHWWw7GzzoCAclzOIVdjufLTznuVNxLwUcJOQVBzyw32 4g2w== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=vOvLjy8rvhKiF8daPUbDdHOWulmB4i0B0njKiemgVTU=; b=15JAWsRm/zv/DUpX1suEj7DKlTxgIhjlNo78rlIlxKO8YdbcCD1zc+Ur2FKief3upr oPKC0KXvqJ3WgKIgzsX1i1H5dyJrBsmHxYe1YX995ts9kmPcoQzG5p31T91OymKQpBnf 4m2mL0GnwjPinpblz6QHjhttUveQOYdsBQp83Vxc6VnYckchPI4aPhiaGQDW3ZS0dz1K 6ZB7Cz/zRp95MgJs5vUKJ5r1jZTud7CNJJUOVPEkCNXU+tBnnuCSU84c5K8EgxqfGOkt LgAwbzxPlSbu6FzmQXbG2q8wqrdnqhGegJsnjCq0O99HE5xgF+PfvyzBr0jFVJf/wGOU 5Gbw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530Jbl8qyRrsViDrKQ99fxd5pWMaA4yw9d7Fhf8FYHWl5CJJZWyT u9Zc1gMA8j8Ekxudu8QMBALE5BmTURw4WfMopLRswhEuF2Y= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJyl6j7av90M6o8dp42Od4WtCawh19mAftXC1eQcsmai9dbRRwjoGZUQRNcEcsMXrA9nRJJf0UeEDlsvjYqxzNY= X-Received: by 2002:a2e:b7d5:: with SMTP id p21mr1723570ljo.522.1644295581543; Mon, 07 Feb 2022 20:46:21 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <0d78acc3-1101-c7d2-c7a6-53158b8c1045@vdr.net> <44b2b090-457b-eb59-a75a-a0bbb0307073@candelatech.com> <431oq9ns-qnpn-n56r-6np6-374rsq317q@ynat.uz> <8ecdc077-1751-4302-a013-fa35b2291a87@Spark> <380541e2-c5fa-b3ff-b28c-8d3d993be416@cs.auckland.ac.nz> <5d9dab2c-3c20-4d18-aa1d-cc72bf250843@Spark> <736pq4q3-q21n-p6rn-9391-o56qn77npn2@ynat.uz> <9383f6d3-b6e3-de25-fee0-4416bd05c030@cs.auckland.ac.nz> In-Reply-To: From: Inemesit Affia Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2022 05:46:08 +0100 Message-ID: To: David Lang Cc: Ulrich Speidel , starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000000b320a05d77a66cd" Subject: Re: [Starlink] Starlink for Tonga? 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: Tue, 08 Feb 2022 04:46:23 -0000 --0000000000000b320a05d77a66cd Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" 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 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 > _______________________________________________ > Starlink mailing list > Starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net > https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/starlink > --0000000000000b320a05d77a66cd Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
StarLink may be providing layer 2 connectivity rather tha= n IP. A ground station can act as a receiver in this case in Tonga and prov= ide connectivity directly to the Tonga Telco network. Using ground station = type antenna may help with performance.=C2=A0

On Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 02:20 Dav= id Lang <david@lang.hm> wrote:
On Tue, 8 Feb 2022, Ulrich Speidel w= rote:

> I'm actually quite pleased to see Starlink in Fiji, if only so the= y start
> thinking about how they'll supply Pacific Islands, which to date t= hey simply
> don't.

Long term the answer is the laser-enabled satellites will not need ground <= br> 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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