I wonder how hard it will be to scale up the whole constellation to a higher speed. Say 10 years from now, the constellation is set, but the average internet speed has gone up considerably. Will these companies need to launch newer satellites, or is there any bottleneck (e.g. ground infrastructure) that they can keep upgrading without new launch?
Very informative article, Ian. Question: What level of government support/cooperation is required for all of this to happen? For example, are additional frequency allocations from the FCC required? If so, will it be an auction process and could this materially alter the economic model? Are there other ways in which in which the government or other powerful third-parties might alter how all of this rolls out?
Interesting and well-written article. The social impact possible with this scale of internet provision, especially to rural, previously unreachable areas makes me thrilled and hopeful for future good!
I wonder how hard it will be to scale up the whole constellation to a higher speed. Say 10 years from now, the constellation is set, but the average internet speed has gone up considerably. Will these companies need to launch newer satellites, or is there any bottleneck (e.g. ground infrastructure) that they can keep upgrading without new launch?
Very informative article, Ian. Question: What level of government support/cooperation is required for all of this to happen? For example, are additional frequency allocations from the FCC required? If so, will it be an auction process and could this materially alter the economic model? Are there other ways in which in which the government or other powerful third-parties might alter how all of this rolls out?
Interesting and well-written article. The social impact possible with this scale of internet provision, especially to rural, previously unreachable areas makes me thrilled and hopeful for future good!