On 31/08/2022 21:24, David P. Reed via Starlink wrote:
> However, it's important to realize that what drives this all is how 
> the Internet is used and who needs it where, and how much they are 
> willing to pay.

There is also some interesting work into how satellite-based CDNs could 
be used to provide global high-speed Internet service from above the sky:
https://patents.google.com/patent/US10419106B1/en