Re: Satellite operators are in panic mode due to a worsening launch crisis
a425couple <[email protected]>
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On 8/22/26 08:09, Jim Wilkins wrote: > "a425couple" wrote in message news:41%[email protected]... > > (This is a long one.) > > from > https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/08/theres-a-huge-launch-crunch-right- > now-and-it-will-probably-get-worse/ > > Satellite operators are in panic mode due to a worsening launch crisis > What happens if the Falcon rockets stop flying? > > ------------------------------------- > > Wannabe satellite network operators without their own launch capability > are in a panic that Musk will dominate the new market he created. > > This is what happened with ground networks which also have a high > technical cost of entry. > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ > List_of_mobile_virtual_network_operators_in_the_United_States > > I get Internet from a low cost cellular MVNO that doesn't really support > video, which is fine because I prefer to read. When movies I haven't > seen play on broadcast TV I record them on my homebrew antenna TV > system. Otherwise I'm busy fixing things, presently forming 18ga steel > rust repair patches to bolt or weld on my old car. What is your "old car" ? >