Blaze (he/him) @lemmy.dbzer0.com to Buy European@feddit.uk · edit-216 hours agoReminder that an alternative for Starlink is needed, exchange between Musk and the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairsi.postimg.ccimagemessage-square163fedilinkarrow-up11.12Karrow-down17file-text
arrow-up11.11Karrow-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-216 hours agomessage-square163fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRealitaetsverlust@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·10 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-down1·9 hours agoI think you’d notice half a second even just browsing the Web.
minus-squareRealitaetsverlust@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·48 seconds 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.