Blaze (he/him) to Buy European@feddit.uk • edit-24 months agoReminder that an alternative for Starlink is needed, exchange between Musk and the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairsi.postimg.ccimagemessage-square298fedilinkarrow-up11.83Karrow-down118file-text
arrow-up11.81Karrow-down1imageReminder that an alternative for Starlink is needed, exchange between Musk and the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairsi.postimg.ccBlaze (he/him) to Buy European@feddit.uk • edit-24 months agomessage-square298fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRealitätsverlustlinkfedilinkEnglish22•4 months agoNow, I don’t know, but I would assume its the latency. Starlink has a (impressively) low ping of < 100ms, while existing alternatives usually have 600ms+. Now, that’s only relevant if they are using it for stuff like flying drones.
minus-square@Ilovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilink14•4 months agoI think you’d notice half a second even just browsing the Web.
minus-squareRealitätsverlustlinkfedilinkEnglish3•4 months agoYes, but a wep page loading slow isn’t critical. Controlling armed drones in a battle is.
Now, I don’t know, but I would assume its the latency. Starlink has a (impressively) low ping of < 100ms, while existing alternatives usually have 600ms+. Now, that’s only relevant if they are using it for stuff like flying drones.
I think you’d notice half a second even just browsing the Web.
Yes, but a wep page loading slow isn’t critical. Controlling armed drones in a battle is.