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2024-11-13 02:16:23 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: CFA16024429A6F14F8F04131B347CAEBDA7C437A7729042E940439D159FC7DE0
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The article conflates bandwidth and latency. Elon specifically says that minimum latency is limited due to the speed of light. https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1855473342494699921 However, bandwidth (ex: petabit/sec) here is not constrained by distance, just technology. More (and better) satellites would increase bandwidth. https://www.pcmag.com/news/starlinks-laser-system-is-beaming-42-million-gb-of-data-per-day
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