Blaze (he/him) @lemmy.dbzer0.com to Buy European@feddit.uk · edit-217 hours agoReminder that an alternative for Starlink is needed, exchange between Musk and the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairsi.postimg.ccimagemessage-square129fedilinkarrow-up11.14Kfile-text
arrow-up11.14KimageReminder that an alternative for Starlink is needed, exchange between Musk and the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairsi.postimg.ccBlaze (he/him) @lemmy.dbzer0.com to Buy European@feddit.uk · edit-217 hours agomessage-square129fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarebradd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·11 hours agoWhy is starlink being used, do you know?
minus-squareInktvip@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 hours agoStarlink has enough uplink to be able to handle live video streams and a latency low enough to do this with simple tools. I’m not sure if that still happens, but I’ve seen some pictures of Ukrainian command bunkers literally getting drone feeds using discord screen share.
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up48·11 hours agoIt’s faster, cheaper, and on the tech side more reliable (definitely not politically reliable though).
minus-squarelearningduck@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·edit-210 hours agoMy guess is better coverage and latency with its sheer number of satellites. They use low earth orbit, which require them to use more satellites, but lowered latency.
Why is starlink being used, do you know?
Starlink has enough uplink to be able to handle live video streams and a latency low enough to do this with simple tools.
I’m not sure if that still happens, but I’ve seen some pictures of Ukrainian command bunkers literally getting drone feeds using discord screen share.
It’s faster, cheaper, and on the tech side more reliable (definitely not politically reliable though).
My guess is better coverage and latency with its sheer number of satellites.
They use low earth orbit, which require them to use more satellites, but lowered latency.