Blaze (he/him) @lemmy.dbzer0.com to Buy European@feddit.uk · edit-218 hours agoReminder that an alternative for Starlink is needed, exchange between Musk and the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairsi.postimg.ccimagemessage-square167fedilinkarrow-up11.22Karrow-down16file-text
arrow-up11.22Karrow-down1imageReminder that an alternative for Starlink is needed, exchange between Musk and the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairsi.postimg.ccBlaze (he/him) @lemmy.dbzer0.com to Buy European@feddit.uk · edit-218 hours agomessage-square167fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRealitaetsverlust@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·12 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-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·11 hours agoI think you’d notice half a second even just browsing the Web.
minus-squareRealitaetsverlust@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 hours 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.