https://tmfassociates.com/blog/2019/12/12/reality-and-hype-in-satellite-constellations/ Satellites, spectrum and other stuff Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:36:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 https://tmfassociates.com/blog/2019/12/12/reality-and-hype-in-satellite-constellations/comment-page-1/#comment-107522 TMF Associates blog » Starlink has won the race for LEO broadband – what now? Thu, 08 Sep 2022 18:06:24 +0000 http://tmfassociates.com/blog/?p=6469#comment-107522 [...] return to those recent investors at the ludicrous valuation of $127B, because satellite will remain a last resort solution compared to terrestrial fiber, cable modem and even 5G fixed wireless options, but it does mean [...] [...] return to those recent investors at the ludicrous valuation of $127B, because satellite will remain a last resort solution compared to terrestrial fiber, cable modem and even 5G fixed wireless options, but it does mean [...]

]]> https://tmfassociates.com/blog/2019/12/12/reality-and-hype-in-satellite-constellations/comment-page-1/#comment-106735 TMF Associates blog » SpaceX and the FCC’s $16B problem Sun, 05 Apr 2020 19:52:21 +0000 http://tmfassociates.com/blog/?p=6469#comment-106735 [...] concerns right now. But when Elon Musk has convinced many gullible people that Starlink will “catalyze enormous positive change, bringing, for the first time, billions of humans into our future ...” and so it would be “stupid to put one more federal dime into rural broadband when [...] [...] concerns right now. But when Elon Musk has convinced many gullible people that Starlink will “catalyze enormous positive change, bringing, for the first time, billions of humans into our future …” and so it would be “stupid to put one more federal dime into rural broadband when [...]

]]> https://tmfassociates.com/blog/2019/12/12/reality-and-hype-in-satellite-constellations/comment-page-1/#comment-106615 Elon Musk's 'UFO on a stick' devices for Starlink satellites may turn subscribers into the SpaceX internet service's greatest asset Fri, 10 Jan 2020 15:51:22 +0000 http://tmfassociates.com/blog/?p=6469#comment-106615 [...] With anticipation building over Starlink’s debut, company founder Elon Musk explained how future subscribers will connect to the service using a device called a phased-array antenna, which he said in 2015 should cost around $200 each. (Though some industry analysts say such devices today cost about 10 times as much.) [...] [...] With anticipation building over Starlink’s debut, company founder Elon Musk explained how future subscribers will connect to the service using a device called a phased-array antenna, which he said in 2015 should cost around $200 each. (Though some industry analysts say such devices today cost about 10 times as much.) [...]

]]> https://tmfassociates.com/blog/2019/12/12/reality-and-hype-in-satellite-constellations/comment-page-1/#comment-106584 Elon Musk says a device resembling a 'UFO on a stick' will connect people to SpaceX's new Starlink satellite internet service Tue, 07 Jan 2020 20:00:15 +0000 http://tmfassociates.com/blog/?p=6469#comment-106584 [...] $300 each. However, the cheapest any manufacturer is selling such devices today is around $1,000, according to industry analyst Tim Ferrar. As with Starlink satellites themselves, SpaceX is designing and manufacturing the terminals, which [...] [...] $300 each. However, the cheapest any manufacturer is selling such devices today is around $1,000, according to industry analyst Tim Ferrar. As with Starlink satellites themselves, SpaceX is designing and manufacturing the terminals, which [...]

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