NBN literally offers 1 Gbps right now. 2 Gbps is coming in September
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Rural areas?
I don’t care, I don’t live rural. That wasn’t your point
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That is the point.
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not really, you’re moving the goal posts because you were wrong
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Starlink can be overwhelmed in the same way that the 5G tower at the MCG can’t handle the quarter time demand. It is good for low density areas where building out infrastructure is prohibitive, but it comes with a low likelihood but catastrophic corporate risk that is difficult to mitigate. If you sign up your national infrastructure to a single source supplier, you’re surrendering control of that critical service.
NBN is good for large concurrent demand and remains under national control. It is slightly more expensive, but it is also a long term asset that will provide a better service. Fiber to the premises is a has a number of very clear advantages over cloud satellites. Starlink isn’t and shouldn’t be the solution to every problem.
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Liberals will sell the NBN. Guaranteed.
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I wonder how easy Starlink will be to upgrade, 6G is expected in the early 2030’s and is expected to be vastly superior to 5G. Starlink has a lot of satellites to upgrade if a hardware upgrade is required. The pace of change is technology is rapid, bluetooth and now wifi7 are all much improved. With the satellites what do you do, de-orbit and launch new ones? Sounds expensive. Note I know FA about Starlink.
There’s other issues with Starlink. Like you need line of sight to the satellites. How does that work if you’re in an apartment complex? Environmentals can affect reception (eg heavy rain, snow if you’re in the alps) can reduce or break the system.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s a cool technology. Sticking Starlink minis on an aircraft to monitor systems and get telemetry kills UHF radio modems, example.
But it’s not a panacea to all problems.
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The ADF are implementing Starlink rapidly so he already is in charge of our defence
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And that is bad.
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Reportedly, when Israel cut off fuel supplies for generators in Gaza, Starlink provided internet access and assistance to hospitals under some sort of deal with UAE and Israel.
The UN’s own satellite also provides a feed into what’s happening on the ground for stranded civilians and whether humanitarian aid can reach them, plus troop movements, identification of conflict zones. Currently in Gaza and Lebanon it can locate former homes and their state after bombing , a map for civilians trying to return to where they used to live.
It is also used for estimates of reconstruction and recovery.
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Starlink has low bandwidth because the satellites sit at a very low orbit. That means that they slow down from atmospheric drag and fall out of the sky much faster than the traditional high orbit satellites. There’s no upgrading these cheap disposable satellites, but that means that upgrading them just means tweaking the next batch.
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None of this is the issue. The fact that an individual without security clearance, checks and balances, who is not answerable to anybody, and in this case a complete nutjob, is controlling this is downright scary
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Thanks, just one more question, should I wear a hemet when doing the garden?
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Musk does hold a high level security clearance from his work with government.
Well do you want internet or not.
Elon / starlink has provided lots of people internet access where there was no alternaltive.
Its actually pretty cheap to tour the outback and be guaranteed fast internet. its a game changer for rural outback and for people who do a lap of australia.
Most remote people in tas that were off grid on Satelitte internet have changed to star link
I do but do not want it controlled by a lunatic. I think there will be other people doing it in the future but it may be more of the same.
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Yep can see him deciding to censor what can and cannot be viewed especially with how big his ego has become.
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Oh for sure Starlink is a massive benefit for the world. It just isn’t something we should use as our sole form of telecommunications infrastructure.
It’s a great service, but their terms of use are very take it or leave it and written to protect Starlink rather than give confidence in reliable delivery. If you give them a 99% chance of providing a stable service over the coming decade, what’s your plan for the 1%? I’ve been in conversations like this about it Starlink and it’s a really difficult one to commit to for critical data, even if in many ways the best option.
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