The laser mesh might be working already, see:

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https://old.reddit.com/r/Starlink/comments/xrvn2x/first_impressions_of_a_laseronly_user/
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https://old.reddit.com/r/Starlink/comments/xr3ali/update_snowy_owl_helped_dishy_do_a_speed_test_at/
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https://old.reddit.com/r/Starlink/comments/xd9qt3/greater_availability_in_alaska/
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https://old.reddit.com/r/Starlink/comments/wwg0nc/starlink_speed_test_in_nigeria/

On Fri, Sep 30, 2022 at 5:38 AM Michael Richardson via Starlink <
starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote:

>
> 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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