Their competitors isn’t other satellite in most cases. It’s fiber, 5G and so on.

sangel21 an hour ago | parent | next [-]

It's cheaper then fibre here in Australia. Especially rural.

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nostromo an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Starlink isn't expensive by those standards either.

Starlink's main goal isn't consumer internet, it's being the backbone for Golden Dome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Dome_(missile_defense_s...

	▲	infinitewars 6 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		For trillions of dollars, Golden Dome is unlikely to be effective at interception, but it destabilizes MAD and can be used as a global prompt strike offense weapon. So, worth it?
	▲	DarmokJalad1701 11 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		> Of course that's terrifying... Why would you be "terrified" of space-based ballistic missile defense? Seems a lot better than ground-based interceptors that have a not-great rate of interception.