If I understand correctly, they will use the same frequencies as terrestrial service - possible causing interference.
AT&T and Verizon have a beef with T-Mobile’s Starlink satellite service - The Verge
Submitted 2 months ago by fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world
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lnxtx@feddit.nl 2 months ago
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Yup. It’s the same underlying tech, basically a cell tower in space, and it sounds like Starlink is doing a poor job of keeping their radio emissions within the frequencies they’re allowed.
etchinghillside@reddthat.com 2 months ago
So – it’ll be okay once they have their own satellite product integrations launched? And then everyone but those 3 are screwed? (Don’t even know if there are more than those 3.)
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 2 months ago
I swear, people on this site have the weirdest opinions. Starlink is interfering with their service, of course they have a problem with that.
LordKitsuna@lemmy.world 2 months ago
They are claiming that they think it would, despite the fact that both T-Mobile and starlink have demonstrated that it won’t in trials. They are also simultaneously getting ready to roll out their own service based on the exact same technology which proves they are just talking out their ass because they want more time to catch up
etchinghillside@reddthat.com 2 months ago
The article mentions that these companies are also working on rolling out their own solutions at a later date. And I am guessing they would be using the same techniques that would be causing the disruption.
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 2 months ago
This doesn’t sound catty at all, it sounds like a legitimate concern.
Buelldozer@lemmy.today 2 months ago
It’s catty because THEIR satellites won’t be a problem when they start launching in 18 months…it’s only Starlink satellites that will have this problem.
It’s a thinly veiled attempt at slowing down T-Mo and Starlink until Verizon and AT&T are ready to compete. That’s it.
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 2 months ago
We’ll see.