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   -=> Richard Menedetter wrote to Daniel <=-   
      
    RM> Hi Daniel!   
      
    RM> 10 Jun 2020 21:33, from Daniel -> Richard Menedetter:   
      
    Da>>> Well Musk is well on his way to having the first reasonably   
    Da>>> priced and broadband/low latency satellite internet service   
    Da>>> available to the public.   
    RM>> Can you give a brief overview of the service?   
    RM>> Or maybe post a link?   
      
    Da> www.spacex.com   
      
    RM> Sorry ... I could not find any price information for their satellite   
    RM> service there.   
      
    RM> I wanted to compare to other Sat Internet services.   
      
    RM> Eg. sat internet from our incumbent telco:   
    RM> 45 EUR for 22 MBit/s down 6 MBit/s up with 10 GB traffic per month   
    RM> 60 EUR for 30/6 with 20 GB/month   
    RM> 90 EUR for 30/6 with 60 GB&month   
    RM> 150 EUR for 50/6 with 150 GB/month   
      
   I read somewhere that it will be about $80 US/month for unlimited up/down but I   
   could be wrong. Musk has been rather open about how American broadband   
   providers treat bandwidth as a commodity while in other places they don't. This   
   will also make it easier to provide access to the existing network of electric   
   cars his Tesla company is selling.   
      
    RM> How much more reasonably priced is the Space X offering?   
      
    RM> When going low earth orbit you gain better latency but pay with   
    RM> incredibly higher cost. (you need a hackload more of satellites)   
      
   Typically yes. The services you speak of have a much smaller subset of   
   satellites. The largest provider only has about 60 satellites in orbit.   
   Currently, SpaceX has 480. Musk wants 20,000 satellites in low earth orbit and   
   offer worldwide (oceanic, polar) service. At this rate, there will be complete   
   coverage for North America by the end of next year. They intend to broaden   
   those services as they launch more satellites.    
      
   They're achieving this due to the development of reusable rockets. The last   
   launch was done on a booster that has been used six times.    
      
   They're initiating beta testing soon with one million users in the US along the   
   northern states where service will be most reliable with the network they   
   currently have.   
      
   Another difference is the satellite type. The previous services use large,   
   hulking satellites that require a Titan rocket to launch. That's a 250-400   
   million dollar launch. The spacex rocket is a 20 million dollar launch and   
   they're sending 60 blades at a time. Quite a difference.   
      
   I'm hoping there's room for telecom. I've been using a satellite phone for over   
   a year now and it would be nice to have a smaller device. If he can offer   
   telecom on his satellite internet platform, then I'd be completely happy to   
   switch.   
      
   Daniel Traechin   
      
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