Quote from: Zed_Noir on 03/21/2022 06:20 pmQuote from: Nomadd on 03/21/2022 05:32 pm With the kind of barrage jamming need to cover any good sized area, a small network of triangulators could pinpoint the source and feed the coordinates to interested parties in no time. No hi falutin HARMs or other over priced gear needed.Don't think there is a need for ground based triangulators. The Starlink Constellation itself can sweep for emitter sources with instant location of the emitter. Since the Starlink beam footprint is small enough the line of sight from the emitter to the comsat is more than accurate enough to initiate extreme remedial action. Even more amusing is that a Starlink comsat could scan for and located a jamming emitter then pass that ground co-ordinate to the remedial forces almost instantaneously. Said remedial force in the future could be an airborne drone with a Starlink terminal commanded through the Starlink network. This means Starlink Constellation is truly the Skynet from the Terminator franchise, no matter the denials from Musk Darn, @DanClemmensen ninja me. That would be the U.S. getting directly involved in the war. Not a small decision.
Quote from: Nomadd on 03/21/2022 05:32 pm With the kind of barrage jamming need to cover any good sized area, a small network of triangulators could pinpoint the source and feed the coordinates to interested parties in no time. No hi falutin HARMs or other over priced gear needed.Don't think there is a need for ground based triangulators. The Starlink Constellation itself can sweep for emitter sources with instant location of the emitter. Since the Starlink beam footprint is small enough the line of sight from the emitter to the comsat is more than accurate enough to initiate extreme remedial action. Even more amusing is that a Starlink comsat could scan for and located a jamming emitter then pass that ground co-ordinate to the remedial forces almost instantaneously. Said remedial force in the future could be an airborne drone with a Starlink terminal commanded through the Starlink network. This means Starlink Constellation is truly the Skynet from the Terminator franchise, no matter the denials from Musk Darn, @DanClemmensen ninja me.
With the kind of barrage jamming need to cover any good sized area, a small network of triangulators could pinpoint the source and feed the coordinates to interested parties in no time. No hi falutin HARMs or other over priced gear needed.
… Edit: I missed the mark on the Katyusha's. If Ukraine can integrate a StarLink into a drone fast enough to make it worthwhile Elon should lodge a firm objection every time it happens and when this sorry mess is over hire their obviously talented engineers and build a StarLink factory there.
Quote from: OTV Booster on 03/21/2022 08:39 pm… Edit: I missed the mark on the Katyusha's. If Ukraine can integrate a StarLink into a drone fast enough to make it worthwhile Elon should lodge a firm objection every time it happens and when this sorry mess is over hire their obviously talented engineers and build a StarLink factory there.Even if the mobile-enabled SL dishes don't have some limits that would inherently forestall direct weaponizing of them, the first hint of such use could easily trigger crafting a firmware download to effect it. I suspect that's already one of various contingencies already planned for (another being capture of dishes by .ru, for which a "maximum brick" update may already be on the shelf).
“We currently have 250,000 subscribers, and that’s across consumer, enterprise and many businesses,” he said. SpaceX is manufacturing “close to eight satellites a day” at its Redmond, Washington, facility as the company builds out its constellation.Beyond consumer broadband, he cited demand for Starlink from other markets, such as cellular backhaul and services for schools. “There’s just a number of different people coming out of the woodwork that need connectivity,” he said.<snip>SpaceX has developed an aviation antenna currently being tested, he said, and is working to get it certified on “various aircraft.” He didn’t give an anticipated schedule for completing that, but said the company planned to offer a service for commercial airliners that would be indistinguishable from conventional internet access. “We’re designing a service where every single passenger on that plane can stream simultaneously.”
In a smallsat constellation panel, SpaceX’s Jonathan Hofeller says the company is building “close to 8” Starlink satellites a day at its Redmond, Wash., facility. Vertical integration has cut the cost of its user terminal by 2/3rds from the original version. #SATShow
Shotwell: SpaceX started Starlink with a beta service "because, honestly, we didn't know what we were doing and we weren't even sure that the network was going to work."Shotwell adds that she has 3 Starlink terminals at her ranch in Texas, and that it's both faster and cheaper than the previous service she had."There were many very unhappy customers of broadband in the United States and so we're learning how to make them happy."Shotwell: One of the more fascinating parts of the Starlink business is setting up service in a new country. SpaceX has "been quite pleased" with the adoption of "Starlink in countries that we thought would take a really long time."Shotwell: SpaceX is "not working with the government on Starlink, other than to try to sell them the commercial service we have available to them.""The way we are working with government on Starlink is trying to get them comfortable buying in a more commercial way."
....SpaceX has developed an aviation antenna currently being tested, he said, and is working to get it certified on “various aircraft.”....
Starlink price increase: $110/month, $599 for equipment.
Quote from: su27k on 03/23/2022 03:44 amStarlink price increase: $110/month, $599 for equipment.Not very happy about this. I've been on the waiting list from Day 1, and was willing to wait, but in Canada the price of $129/m was a bit higher than I was willing to pay (I have what amounts to 10mb service for $79), but wanted to support SpaceX and it's vision, but now with it going up to $140/m (+13% tax where I live), is getting a bit much for the extra speed, and I'm now considering cancelling my deposit. Starlink, in order to be successful also has to be affordable for the rural market it's going for. People like myself that have marginal rural internet will think twice before paying that much for service. I will be retiring soon, and it's just too much to take on.
Quote from: capoman on 03/23/2022 01:02 pmQuote from: su27k on 03/23/2022 03:44 amStarlink price increase: $110/month, $599 for equipment.Not very happy about this. I've been on the waiting list from Day 1, and was willing to wait, but in Canada the price of $129/m was a bit higher than I was willing to pay (I have what amounts to 10mb service for $79), but wanted to support SpaceX and it's vision, but now with it going up to $140/m (+13% tax where I live), is getting a bit much for the extra speed, and I'm now considering cancelling my deposit. Starlink, in order to be successful also has to be affordable for the rural market it's going for. People like myself that have marginal rural internet will think twice before paying that much for service. I will be retiring soon, and it's just too much to take on.A 10% price increase over 2 years matches exactly the inflation rate over the last 2 years, especially if incorporating the chip availability issues.Still sucks, but it’s understandable. And the demand for the product is very, very high. Adjusting price allows them to afford to scale up faster.Greater competition will help the price by taking some of the pressure off of the demand backlog.
Does 250,000 subscribers make $25 M cash flow?edit - that is, monthly. I guess annual cash flow would be more impressive. More like $300 M.
Quote from: aero on 03/23/2022 03:14 pmDoes 250,000 subscribers make $25 M cash flow?edit - that is, monthly. I guess annual cash flow would be more impressive. More like $300 M.Now 330 million, after the increase.
Quote from: freddo411 on 03/23/2022 03:21 pmQuote from: aero on 03/23/2022 03:14 pmDoes 250,000 subscribers make $25 M cash flow?edit - that is, monthly. I guess annual cash flow would be more impressive. More like $300 M.Now 330 million, after the increase.Plus $130 million for the terminals. Not also that the 250000 subscriber number was mentioned quite some time ago, possibly even late last year. This recent presentation hadn't been updated to more current numbers. It is quite possible that Starlink becomes a billion dollar business over the next year, either through subscriber growth or more serious business/government deals.
I understand people hate price increases, but for the level of performance in rural areas it's priceless.I was surprised when they said last week that they are up to 250,000 subscribers now. It will be interesting to see how quickly that number ramps.More subscribers and that first shell with laser interlinks is going to be very interesting. The global footprint will be real.