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  • The major space players and diverging strategies in the race to connect

    From Bill Horne@21:1/5 to All on Tue Oct 25 23:21:36 2022
    By Michael Sheetz

    The race to provide high-speed internet from satellites is well
    underway - but another, more ambitious competition, to connect
    directly from space to devices like smartphones, began in earnest
    earlier this year.

    The potential untapped market -- which hinges on, but extends beyond,
    sending a text via space -- is spurring a tale of two strategies: Those
    putting specialized antennae in phones, versus those putting
    high-powered antennae on the satellites themselves. For some
    companies, it means billions spent on what could end up being a losing approach.

    https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/23/space-race-to-connect-satellites-to-phones-with-apple-spacex-att.html

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  • From Bill Horne@21:1/5 to All on Sat Oct 29 14:55:15 2022
    By Michael Sheetz

    The race to provide high-speed internet from satellites is well
    underway – but another, more ambitious competition, to connect
    directly from space to devices like smartphones, began in earnest
    earlier this year.

    The potential untapped market — which hinges on, but extends beyond,
    sending a text via space — is spurring a tale of two strategies:
    Those putting specialized antennae in phones, versus those putting
    high-powered antennae on the satellites themselves. For some com-
    panies, it means billions spent on what could end up being a losing
    approach.

    https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/23/space-race-to-connect-satellites-to-phones-with-apple-spacex-att.html

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