Modern remote control (RC) radios are capable of incredible range, but they’re still only made for line-of-sight use. What if you want to control a vehicle that’s 100s of kilometers awa…
  • Eheran@lemmy.world
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    28 days ago

    Does Starlink not need ground stations? This is from 2 months ago and they are indeed still needed.

    The ground stations are essential for linking the satellite network to terrestrial internet infrastructure

    So it is really not viable on the ocean etc. etc. and pretty much a better cellular network in terms of coverage.

    • SaintWacko@slrpnk.netEnglish
      2·
      28 days ago

      I’m pretty sure they offer a more expensive option for offshore use. Maybe that one doesn’t need ground stations?

    • cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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      28 days ago

      The satellites have laser links so they don’t have to be in direct view of a ground station. Starlink works fine in the middle of the ocean as long as you have a plan that allows that. The latency will be higher off shore though.