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Schiendelman
4 months ago
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SpaceX's IPO is a disaster waiting to happen for y...
I think it's possible that one reason that industry is only worth $1.45T is that they have to
maintain
all that infrastructure. It may be significantly cheaper to operate it all as satellites.
triceratops
4 months ago
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And you believe cables fail more regularly than satellites? Or that replacing them is more expensive? Any numbers for this?
Schiendelman
4 months ago
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Interesting - what other than cables can you think of in a ground network?
triceratops
4 months ago
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Everything else would also be needed in a satellite internet network.
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