Blaze (he/him) to Buy [email protected] • edit-217 hours agoReminder that an alternative for Starlink is needed, exchange between Musk and the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairsi.postimg.ccimagemessage-square166fedilinkarrow-up11.15Karrow-down17file-text
arrow-up11.14Karrow-down1imageReminder that an alternative for Starlink is needed, exchange between Musk and the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairsi.postimg.ccBlaze (he/him) to Buy [email protected] • edit-217 hours agomessage-square166fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish19•11 hours agoNow, I don’t know, but I would assume its the latency. Starlink has a (impressively) low ping of < 100ms, while existing alternatives usually have 600ms+. Now, that’s only relevant if they are using it for stuff like flying drones.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink13•10 hours agoI think you’d notice half a second even just browsing the Web.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•52 minutes agoYes, but a wep page loading slow isn’t critical. Controlling armed drones in a battle is.
Now, I don’t know, but I would assume its the latency. Starlink has a (impressively) low ping of < 100ms, while existing alternatives usually have 600ms+. Now, that’s only relevant if they are using it for stuff like flying drones.
I think you’d notice half a second even just browsing the Web.
Yes, but a wep page loading slow isn’t critical. Controlling armed drones in a battle is.