Oh sure 4000...where the UFOs supposed to fly now? On Nov 17, 2016 9:53 AM, "Mike Hammett" <af...@ics-il.net> wrote:
> They won't need to be south-facing. With 4,000 of them, they'll be > everywhere going everywhere. I'd think like GPS. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Ken Hohhof" <af...@kwisp.com> > *To: *af@afmug.com > *Sent: *Thursday, November 17, 2016 10:52:04 AM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Space X, Satellite internet 1 GBPS, FCC > > Article says client side antennas will be phased array to track the sats, > also that the sats will communicate with each other. > > > > Seems to me even with all those sats, talking about gigabit service to > customers is a bit of marketing hype. > > > > Speaking of marketing, that would seem to be the key, how will they market > this? Unless the target market is the same people who bought Iridium > phones. > > > > SpaceX does not have a natural existing marketing vehicle for Internet > service, I assume they will need partners or resellers. That is the > advantage a Verizon, AT&T or DISH has – millions of existing customers they > can advertise to, and offer bundle deals to. > > > > Satellite does have a natural appeal to the “nothing on my house” people, > you can stick the antenna on a short pole in the yard. Still not a great > solution for the apartment and condo dwellers without south facing > balconies, they want indoor wireless modems. I am assuming the LEO orbits > will still be in the southern sky like GPS sats, maybe that is wrong and > they will whiz overhead in all directions? > > > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Chuck McCown > *Sent:* Thursday, November 17, 2016 10:10 AM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Space X, Satellite internet 1 GBPS, FCC > > > > I didn’t see what frequencies they are using. > > Earth stations would need to track them I would think. > > > > *From:* Tushar Patel > > *Sent:* Thursday, November 17, 2016 7:00 AM > > *To:* af@afmug.com > > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Space X, Satellite internet 1 GBPS, FCC > > > > http://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-internet-satellite- > constellation-2016-11 > > > >
