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fps-hero | 2 years ago

Honestly it’s incredible that sending 12,000 satellites into space to provide internet coverage to multiple continents across the world is as cheaper than installing ground based infrastructure. The cost per satellite is reportedly $500k, so the star link constellation cost only $6 billion.

For comparison the Australian NBN (country wide internet infrastructure upgrade) cost over $50 billion, and it still relies on satellites to cover rural areas.

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