It’s still longer distance than cellular and it can get even better. Cell towers will always win.
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etchinghillside@reddthat.com 2 weeks ago
Im very much open to replacing my Starlink - but this isn’t it. Land based lasers are just going to be attached to things called cell towers - and if I have one of those nearby… then I’d use cellular.
drmoose@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
woelkchen@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The tech sounds useful to bridge cell towers in rural areas among each other to skip satellites and laying cables.
Back when I was still in university, dormatories’ internet was established using a similar tech to the main campus. It was great, except on snowy days. Then there was just no internet at all.