[alexjray]

I honestly think starlink is eventually going to replace major carriers

[jamiek88]

the physics of LEO satellites and phased array antenna needed to get any bandwidth out of it makes that scenario very unlikely.

[thehappypm]

It’s possible, but maybe unlikely. A tower is hard-wired to fiber, and immensely cheaper than a satellite, per pound. Satellites are always going to be more expensive than land based equipment, and cost is critical here, plus fundamentally more powerful with better data connections to the trunk.

[malfist]

Why are we measuring cell data bandwidth by pound?