Great to see this company supplied at least one ship that has been to Antarctica!I suppose the poor latency around Africa, may be lack of base stations, and use of inter satellite links to a distant base station.Brilliant but not unexpected that Starlink is such a success, since it is such an improvement on the previous services.
NICTA Chairman Noel Mobia explained: “Starlink will bring in the terminals under their operator licence, and every purchased terminal will have its own licence. NICTA will manage and monitor this process, ensuring transparency and accountability."
"It took us some time to do that because this interesting new technology has just come into realization after maybe 9-10 years of development," he explained."The positive side is we can connect all those remote schools now, and the cost to this satellite service is very low compared to fixed orbit satellites, which is a plus for our government."
"We will be reviewing the arrangement of operation with StarLink in the next five years on the pluses and the minuses to ensure our National Security is intact," he added.
Hard to say, unless you know how the latency is measured. The map only shows the user end. Where is the server? In many cases ISL route would have lower latency, not higher latency. Speed of light in vacuum is 300,000 km/s and speed of light in fiber is only 200,000 km/s. Undersea cables are not straight, while ISL links are straight. If Starlink uses a gateway in e.g. South Africa and they are pinging a server in Europe, ISL would have lower latency.
Quote from: DistantTemple on 01/01/2024 01:15 amGreat to see this company supplied at least one ship that has been to Antarctica!I suppose the poor latency around Africa, may be lack of base stations, and use of inter satellite links to a distant base station.Brilliant but not unexpected that Starlink is such a success, since it is such an improvement on the previous services.Hard to say, unless you know how the latency is measured. The map only shows the user end. Where is the server? In many cases ISL route would have lower latency, not higher latency. Speed of light in vacuum is 300,000 km/s and speed of light in fiber is only 200,000 km/s. Undersea cables are not straight, while ISL links are straight. If Starlink uses a gateway in e.g. South Africa and they are pinging a server in Europe, ISL would have lower latency.
Quote from: DanClemmensen on 01/01/2024 01:53 amHard to say, unless you know how the latency is measured. The map only shows the user end. Where is the server? In many cases ISL route would have lower latency, not higher latency. Speed of light in vacuum is 300,000 km/s and speed of light in fiber is only 200,000 km/s. Undersea cables are not straight, while ISL links are straight. If Starlink uses a gateway in e.g. South Africa and they are pinging a server in Europe, ISL would have lower latency.There are no Starlink base stations or gateways in South Africa. The only one I know about in Africa is in Rwanda, although more should be coming soon to Botswana, Namibia and Mozambique. The South African government refuses to enter talks with Starlink as it is not majority black owned. For Starlink to ever reach South Africa, a local, black-owned company would have to apply for and hold the Starlink operating license from the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA).
* In the last six months, each Starlink satellite performed an average of 10 avoidance maneuvers. Whilethat might sound like a lot, Starlink uses a higher threshold of safety than the rest of the industry. If each Starlink satellite only maneuvered based on industry standard, they would, on average, perform only one avoidance maneuver every six months.
I want to warn users of Starlink equipment to stop their operations as it is not permitted to use in South Sudan. This public circular issued by NCA @NcaSsd is a warning to operators of the consequences of harsh penalties and punishment by the court of law of unlicensed and illegal activities.
Wall Street Journal article (paywalled of course) about John Deere choosing Starlink to put on its tractors and combines for things like driverless plowing and automated herbicide treatments of weeds but not crops. https://www.wsj.com/business/telecom/john-deere-meet-elon-musk-spacex-satellites-to-link-farm-giants-equipment-e0936668?mod=hp_lead_pos11It mentions that Deere tested satellites for about 8 months before settling on Starlink because of lower latency (handy for automated driving), better connectivity, and the fact that they can expand their satellite fleet more easily. It also says Starlink beat out Intelsat. Places like Brazil in particular where most farms don't have cell service are target markets, but U.S. as well. It will be a ruggedized dish for dusty conditions, though I would think not much modification would be needed from Maritime dishes, which get salt spray.
Quote from: Reynold on 01/15/2024 08:07 pmWall Street Journal article (paywalled of course) about John Deere choosing Starlink to put on its tractors and combines for things like driverless plowing and automated herbicide treatments of weeds but not crops. https://www.wsj.com/business/telecom/john-deere-meet-elon-musk-spacex-satellites-to-link-farm-giants-equipment-e0936668?mod=hp_lead_pos11It mentions that Deere tested satellites for about 8 months before settling on Starlink because of lower latency (handy for automated driving), better connectivity, and the fact that they can expand their satellite fleet more easily. It also says Starlink beat out Intelsat. Places like Brazil in particular where most farms don't have cell service are target markets, but U.S. as well. It will be a ruggedized dish for dusty conditions, though I would think not much modification would be needed from Maritime dishes, which get salt spray. Non-paywalled version of this article courtesy of Microsoft:https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/john-deere-meet-elon-musk-spacex-satellites-to-link-farm-giant-s-equipment/ar-AA1n0RwZ
@JohnDeere 's choice of @SpaceX @Starlink for ~1 million vehicles after 14-month evaluation is an earthquake for Starlink competitors.
BREAKING: SpaceX is now offering a Starlink service that can deliver 10 gigabit internet speeds, the fastest satellite internet speeds in the world.Starting at $75,000/Gbps/month with a one-time upfront cost of $1.25M:• Download speed: 10Gbps• Upload: 10Gbps• Latency: Under 99 msFor that $1.25M one time fee, SpaceX won’t just send a dish; it’ll help build an entire facility dedicated to receiving up to 10Gbps in broadband speeds from the company’s fleet of orbiting satellites.
Quote from: catdlr on 01/17/2024 12:21 amBREAKING: SpaceX is now offering a Starlink service that can deliver 10 gigabit internet speeds, the fastest satellite internet speeds in the world.Starting at $75,000/Gbps/month with a one-time upfront cost of $1.25M:• Download speed: 10Gbps• Upload: 10Gbps• Latency: Under 99 msFor that $1.25M one time fee, SpaceX won’t just send a dish; it’ll help build an entire facility dedicated to receiving up to 10Gbps in broadband speeds from the company’s fleet of orbiting satellites.I think it's clear that this is basically a private Starlink gateway. The "facility" would be identical to one of SpaceX' gateways. The Antennas would operate on the gateway side of the satellites instead of the user side, and the SpaceX team that installs the facility is the same team that installs SpaceX gateways.
"The search for technical solutions to ensure information security within the framework of Starlink internet usage is underway. We are now considering several options. After testing appropriate technical solutions to ensure information security, we will take measures to make this service available," Olzhabekov noted.
"These processes will take at least 4-5 months. Information security is a very crucial issue," he added.
Under the PLEO indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract, space companies will be able to bid on about $900 million worth of military task orders over the next five years. “Once we make a determination of a customer’s needs, we try to help connect them to capability as soon as possible,” said Hopper.
Starlink service is now highly sought after by many parts of the DoD and U.S. armed forces. Of the $70 million task order awarded to SpaceX, “we’ve obligated approximately $25 million in funds sourced from about 50 different customers” across the DoD, Hopper added. “We’re seeing a diverse demand for that vehicle, and we’ve been modifying that particular task order seemingly every couple of weeks.”
Hopper noted that the $70 million task order is not a complete reflection of DoD’s entire use of Starlink, as some organizations procure services under other contracts not managed by CSCO.
She said the current contract ceiling of $900 million could be raised if needed. “We are working with DISA on perhaps adjusting that due to demand.”
