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jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months ago

A third of the world’s population lacks internet connectivity − airborne communications stations could change that

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A third of the world’s population lacks internet connectivity − airborne communications stations could change that

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jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months ago
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Network equipment riding on balloons, airships, gliders and planes could boost internet access, including in disaster zones, and improve scientific monitoring.
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    9 months ago

    Doesnt starlink solve this?

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      One man controlling access to a sizable percentage of the world’s internet access doesn’t solve much.

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      I think there are a lot of ways this is technologically solvable. Imho this is an economic challenge, not a technological one.

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      Yes and there is also OneWeb and eventually Kuiper.

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