Nemeski@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoStarlink competition: Eutelsat tests 5G via satellite with smartphoneswww.heise.deexternal-linkmessage-square27linkfedilinkarrow-up1259arrow-down11
arrow-up1258arrow-down1external-linkStarlink competition: Eutelsat tests 5G via satellite with smartphoneswww.heise.deNemeski@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square27linkfedilink
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoAccurate. More competition is good IMO. Ideally, we’ll end up with a cross-company agreement to share satellites so each can compete on overall service instead of infrastructure, kind of like municipal wifi.
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoAt the moment, what is happening is that people sign up to an existing provider, who then bundles in access as part of the plan.
Accurate.
More competition is good IMO. Ideally, we’ll end up with a cross-company agreement to share satellites so each can compete on overall service instead of infrastructure, kind of like municipal wifi.
At the moment, what is happening is that people sign up to an existing provider, who then bundles in access as part of the plan.