I love the pace of the video. Many RUclipsrs stresses me up with their speed. Having time to think is actually a better way to learn. Love space & communications. I dabble a little bit with Earth Moon Earth communications on VHF amateur radio.
Thank you for your awesome presentation skills and great detail! I really appreciate your channel and if there is anything I can do, in addition to consuming your great content, subscribing and liking, please let me know! :)
Swarm type of service could be very interesting for 3rd world countries, especially the very remote regions of those countries. This could be very transformative, as getting Cell Service is often hard since towers and antennas infrastructure is needed. If this type of setup were optimized for extreme rural areas it could be a game changer for those areas. Areas I am thinking of are Africa, where prior to Covid I traveled and worked in a lot.
@@golgothan Every billing scheme has its downside. Data usage schemes make those who use a lot of data subsidize those who use very little as their variable rate has to cover the fixe costs for those who use little data. We have the same problem in the electric utility world where those who use little power get subsidized as their bills don’t even cover the fixed cost of providing them service as the fixed monthly charges have always been set too low. The fairest way overall requires a three-tiered billing scheme that can get a little complex. You need a flat monthly charge that covers the fixed costs of providing service. You need a demand charge that covers those who don’t use a lot of data in total, but use high bandwidth in short bursts which requires large bandwidth capability that may be used only a few hours a day. And then you need a data charge that covers the variable cost of providing the the data used. Some electric companies are now doing this, but it certainly complicates the billing and can be very hard to explain to residential customers who don’t understand the underlying concepts.
@@LTVoyager The closer we can get the cost to the value, the better. That's what makes this video interesting; it seems like they could use lower value spectrum for lower value traffic. That would open up all kinds of innovation with cheap data transmission.
Just wondering, what gives the US the right to regulate frequency use in space? If an Icelandic company wanted to launch something like this, would the US be in the way?
Great question! The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) www.itu.int/ regulates frequency allocations and satellite orbits around the world. Nation states create their own agencies (FCC in the US) to coordinate their own national activity with the ITU. Companies like SpaceX file their own coordination requests with the ITU (see spacenews.com/spacex-submits-paperwork-for-30000-more-starlink-satellites/ for an example). Thanks for watching!
It's true that in a conflict, all the agreements kinda go out the window when militaries might be actively jamming and disrupting communication. A strong, technically-capable military definitely helps :)
Not unless it rode a US rocket or the items were made in the US. Each country has its own rules and any US company, even if it launches on a foreign rocket, must comply with US rules for bandwidth licensing.
Because we generally get stuff going on a big scale… some one has to set some ground rules for the rest to follow .. when Iceland starts leading they can make the rules. isn’t there enough problems in the world without nit picking something this minor…. Geeeezzz
great video. we are using swarm comms daily down here in New Zealand for status on very remote pest traps. there is not much RUclips on Swarm so really liked your comments.
Oh wow. I never knew about swarm tech until now, thanks Mike on space. I can think of an extremely useful case for high latency, low bandwidth, but only useful if it's cheap.
Swarm Tech. Great...more pollution in the low-earth orbit vicinity as we continue to flood those zones with such as this. Sooner or later there's going to be a launch-type failure, caused by a collision, that's going to cause a crisis. And is always the case in these sorts of things it will happen at the very worse possible time...
Mike you keep telling us about all the satellites going up,but I live in the middle of WV and I am still waiting.Why can’t they finalize one program before starting another. Thank you
I really think spacex should put cams on every starlink sat and have the most robust earth observation capability in the world. That would bring in significant income. They could even vary the type of cameras on each sat so they can give wider data such as IR or even weather radar.
That would be awesome! I know their Gen2 satellites are going to be larger, and they specifically mention being able to add additional payloads. Their launch capability makes them hard to beat for ANY satellite use case! Thanks for watching!
If you can use Wi-Fi as a radar source, the phased array antenna is as good as phased array radar. That's more of an increasing on board compute problem. It takes a pretty hefty computer to do the processing.
Lol..... unfortunately its not going to be a specialised observation satellite if they just add a cam on communication satellite.... there are dedicated hardware for that.
With all the stuff up there I wonder if we currently have to have and in the future will even moreso have to have basically a "weather" report indicating risk of impact for planning launches.
The Beauty of living in a shithole with arguably the most expensive and the most pathetic internet provision, in the universe(ok maybe Nk is worse, but not by much) ... Starlink can pretty much charge what ever the fuck they want... To me, it is still going to be cheaper,better,stronger...
Mike I’m glad I came upon your channel. As a motorcycle adventure rider who can’t (ok refuses) afford a sat phone I’m hoping that there will be a way to have text type communication via low earth orbit sats when I’m solo traveling in areas with no cell or 2m ham repeater coverage enabling me to contact home to let them know I’m safe. Do you think that this may be a possibility. Within the not yo distant future. PS. I know that there are a number of emergency tracker sat services available now but I travel do infrequent the initial sign in and monthly fees don’t make sense for me.
SpaceX said "our satellites get lower latency because they're closer", and the flat-earth FCC said that physics was not appropriate evidence, so satellites could not qualify for low-latency incentives.
I have had an eval unit for awhile now. Let us know what they say about sending messages TO their eval kit. In their eval they only allow sending data from the device, which is stored & forwarded via their website. Which is good, and there are definitely use cases for me if that's all that is supported in the eval kit. In their product lit they say that you need to add a fully capable $119 Swarm Tile to allow bi-directional store/forward. While they give you a price for the Swarm Tile, they don't allow you to order it. Please update me with any new info you find. From what I read of their data plan when I bought it, their Data Plan does allow for 2 way Store / Forward. But when asked, they are trying to pair with commercial customers at this time utilizing 100's of units -- and I wasn't offered the oppty to buy / add the Swarm Tile. Again please update us on what you find. I would definitely benefit from 2 way data.
Something like that would be great for sending Winlink emails! They are just a little bigger than the size you were talking about. But Ham radio has a lot of short messages software that can be changed to be used in other ways. APRS messages are poison and Something like 30 letters. That is widely used messages used be Hams. Is used on VHF Ham Radio all the time and the software can be adapted easily!
This is f-in awesome, I am learning so much here! I had no idea about the Swarm tech stuff and can't wait to find out more. I am a hobbyist / tinker guy and do a bunch of home automation stuff with arduinos and raspberry pis. To tap into a satellite network like Swarm would be so cool. I'm a new subscriber!
Offshore wavebase energy will allow low-powered, buoy-mounted computers to resolve Bitcoin blocks almost for free. Periodic uplinks of associated data can be propigated through the swarm. If so, the issue of costly computer power associated with Bitcoin goes away. I'll bet you didn't see that one coming, Elon. Better buy more BTC.
And what happened in the end. The rebellious SpaceX bought the other rebellious company. Birds of a feather flock together. lol. Elon knows how to pick the scrappy fighters.
Yeah they should be in trouble but also no they shouldn't. If the FCC pulled their fingers out it wouldn't of been an unlicensed launch the fact they said "pay us now" then allowed them to continue launching is a bit strange
Everyone does seem to agree that the amount of red tape to do anything in space is immense. AWS actually just launched a specific program to help people navigate the licensing process for satellites: aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/09/aws-ground-station-license-accelerator/
First off, we can not risk having satellites crashing into each other creating an unoccupiable layer of space ala the Kessler Syndrome. Secondly $100 a month is already more than I'm willing to pay for internet because my only connection is my cell phone and that bill won't just go away if I was to get Starlink. I'm feeling squeezed price wise, $50 a month would get it done. Third, we'll all soon learn that the price in India will be a tiny fraction of what we pay. No, I don't want to subsidize the rest of the world.
Dead on about India - I'm really interested to see what pricing looks like there when they go live. I can't wait to see the new user terminal design - should reduce manufacturing costs. If they can get the terminal cheap enough that they can sell it at a profit, maybe they'll consider cheaper plans.
Let me tell you a story…….all about how my life got flipped turned upside down and I’d like to take a minute, just sit right there, I’ll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel Air.
Yeah, I haven't heard any news about the potential for cheaper lower-bandwidth plans. It seems unlikely though with current hardware given they're still selling the user terminals at a loss. They want to make back their money from subscriptions as quick as they can. Maybe with a lower-spec user terminal that would be an option.
They say they do in their product description, but I'm not sure if it's available by default. I'll be playing around with their eval kit so I'll share what I find out!
To actually have cheap usable internet from Starlink, share a Dishy between 10 apartments, each $10 would buy enough bandwidth to use netflix , web browsing, music streaming and the usual online activities. Everyone streaming an hd video stream at the same time might be problematic, but my dedicated fiber connection isn't perfect all the time either.
I’m on the waiting list, I rather pay a little more than hoping that my current internet will not fail of which it always happens all the time (SPECTRUM) and I’m planning to move in a rural area here in central Texas.
Great Video! I am not against regulation, however I agree with you. It should have been approved before launch and in this case it probably created more hassle than it should have. I also agree with you that this could change the world - perhaps helping validate SAT Phones??
Is it technically feasible for SpaceX to use the Swarm tech and bandwidth to allow emergency messaging using the GPS feature of phones thus allowing emergency calls from anywhere one has a mobile phone on earth?
I read just the other day that Leo Labs can now track objects as small as 2cm. That ups their total tracked objects to over 250k! It's crazy how much junk is up there. Thanks for watching!
I agree with you Mike that Swarm technology provides a gap filler in terms of many low bandwidth/high value remote use cases - in practise these are some of the most challenging!
This also opens up ' dial up Cable ' like systems where Swarm can do the request for streamed content back down StarLink. There are quite a few cases and uses for slow and tiny request packets and response back on the higher speed connection.
Do you think that Starlink will have enough starlink kit supplies to cover all the demand from (pre orders and upcoming Demans)? , cause starlink will exit Beta this month?
I think the limiting factor will still be manufacturing the "dishy" user terminals. Exiting beta might not be a HUGE change for people still waiting unfortunately. Thanks for watching!
Thanks Mike for another excellent update on Starlink! As far as commenting on the FCC. They are a large government bureaucracy that have a lot of people that seem to want to flex their muscles once in a while. Believe me I know, I worked around government Aerospace for 30 years. Every morning I get up and wonder what Elon is up to next. The acquisition of Swarm sounds like another one of Elon's innovations. What a genius!
Thanks for the note! I agree - I look at what Swarm is doing for low-power IoT devices and I really hope they fit into Elon's grand plan. I really hope they keep the use case supported within the Starlink umbrella!
I’m quick to respond with a jab at government agencies as being too overbearing, inept, and all too willing to stand in the way of progress, but of course I don’t know the full story. Did Swarm Tech do their due diligence and cross all tees etc? Regardless, I’m still relatively certain that the FCC was simply being unnecessarily stifling in their disapproval of licensing. Much like the FAA with Starship orbital launches atm...
With this acquisition spacex are squeezing either end of the market, starlink for fast & high (bandwidth) and swarm for slow & low, this means trouble for competitors as the middle ground is slim-pickings
Trouble for the competition?!? Big lol..... other countries around the world are launching their own satellites to have the fastest Internet speeds possible, China is already launching 6G satellites, Japan, Korea, India...... they are doing very fast and have the best connectivities in the world.
@@MikeOnSpace lol..... they will need to launch tousands and tousands of satellites, why didn't they simply put those satellites a little higher to significantly reduce the number of satellites to be launched?!
Interesting. If Starlink antenna can communicate with these tiny small cube Sat`s and can send/receive information, than all boys who have expensive part of hardware (Starlink antenna) but can`t pay for monthly bill can send messages and receives them with SMS type information in the desert or in the Poles. It`s a joke! 😋 P.S. I don`t know... :) In old days, Elon Mask told about 5$ a month for Starlink users... Is it true? Will it be?
I think right now the manufacturing cost for the Starlink user terminals is too high. They lose money on the hardware so they need to make it back on the subscription. Maybe once terminal costs decrease they'll offer cheaper plans. We'll see!
FCC had concerns about tracking, would be no way to test those concerns without first putting them up. So a first small batch should have been approved for testing.
@@carholic-sz3qv I didn't say they were the only company using swarm technology. In a broad way starlink is a awarm technology. I said they offer to SpaceX some technologies and patents that they didn't have in house. Plus the staff starlink acquired are respected folks who are excellent people to have. The ability to connect small devices to a satellite network with low power equipment and small antenna can allow widening the uses for starlink. This was much like Tesla buying maxwell technologies. They aren't the only lithium battery research company but Tesla acquired the technology and patents that made the 4680 battery their property. Tesla and starlink also acquired the satalites swarm they have and the bandwidth they are allowed to use. Both are important to starlink.
@@kstaxman2 lol..... starlink is never a swarm technology, its just a constellation of satellites much closer to the globe surface, and also swarm technologies have way many other applications that other companies have been developing or are already in use worldwide. Talking battery manufacturers, there is Samsung, LG, CATL, BYD, SKI, Northvolt, Panasonic....... sodium iron batteries are been developed by CATL, and solid state batteries by many other companies.
Starlink will take over almost all communications. Can't wait for the day I call AT&T and Comcast to cancel their service.
Same here :)
@Alan Cobbin if Starlink is still operating, I will never support at&t and one web. Don't like the people behind them.
@Alan Cobbin One who ?
I love the pace of the video. Many RUclipsrs stresses me up with their speed. Having time to think is actually a better way to learn. Love space & communications. I dabble a little bit with Earth Moon Earth communications on VHF amateur radio.
Good ol Catch 22 swarm actually had to launch to prove track ability.
Thank you for your awesome presentation skills and great detail! I really appreciate your channel and if there is anything I can do, in addition to consuming your great content, subscribing and liking, please let me know! :)
Your comment is thanks enough! Thanks for taking the time. Let me know if there's anything else you'd like me to cover and spread the word :)
@@MikeOnSpace I m Hope this Very Smart idea come to Brazil..
This so nice Comunication very Clear...
This was Beautifully in-depth.
Great work 👍🏽
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Swarm type of service could be very interesting for 3rd world countries, especially the very remote regions of those countries. This could be very transformative, as getting Cell Service is often hard since towers and antennas infrastructure is needed. If this type of setup were optimized for extreme rural areas it could be a game changer for those areas.
Areas I am thinking of are Africa, where prior to Covid I traveled and worked in a lot.
Or Africa just need their own satellites!! thats what kadafi and other african leaders had in project but the "big power" destroyed all his projects.
I can’t get Starlink even at $99/month so I really doubt many will be offered $5 service.
Wouldn't mind $5 internet be better than what I have is Bravado Wireless really slow I pay $70 a month
@@unknownwolf4046 lol, wouldn’t 50 cent internet be better than $5? Pipe dream big or don’t do it at all.
If it's feasible to track, it would be better to pay based on data usage anyway, which would allow any price.
@@golgothan Every billing scheme has its downside. Data usage schemes make those who use a lot of data subsidize those who use very little as their variable rate has to cover the fixe costs for those who use little data. We have the same problem in the electric utility world where those who use little power get subsidized as their bills don’t even cover the fixed cost of providing them service as the fixed monthly charges have always been set too low. The fairest way overall requires a three-tiered billing scheme that can get a little complex. You need a flat monthly charge that covers the fixed costs of providing service. You need a demand charge that covers those who don’t use a lot of data in total, but use high bandwidth in short bursts which requires large bandwidth capability that may be used only a few hours a day. And then you need a data charge that covers the variable cost of providing the the data used. Some electric companies are now doing this, but it certainly complicates the billing and can be very hard to explain to residential customers who don’t understand the underlying concepts.
@@LTVoyager
The closer we can get the cost to the value, the better.
That's what makes this video interesting; it seems like they could use lower value spectrum for lower value traffic.
That would open up all kinds of innovation with cheap data transmission.
Just wondering, what gives the US the right to regulate frequency use in space? If an Icelandic company wanted to launch something like this, would the US be in the way?
I would assume military strength gives them the right. I could be wrong though.
Great question! The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) www.itu.int/ regulates frequency allocations and satellite orbits around the world. Nation states create their own agencies (FCC in the US) to coordinate their own national activity with the ITU. Companies like SpaceX file their own coordination requests with the ITU (see spacenews.com/spacex-submits-paperwork-for-30000-more-starlink-satellites/ for an example). Thanks for watching!
It's true that in a conflict, all the agreements kinda go out the window when militaries might be actively jamming and disrupting communication. A strong, technically-capable military definitely helps :)
Not unless it rode a US rocket or the items were made in the US. Each country has its own rules and any US company, even if it launches on a foreign rocket, must comply with US rules for bandwidth licensing.
Because we generally get stuff going on a big scale… some one has to set some ground rules for the rest to follow .. when Iceland starts leading they can make the rules. isn’t there enough problems in the world without nit picking something this minor…. Geeeezzz
great video. we are using swarm comms daily down here in New Zealand for status on very remote pest traps. there is not much RUclips on Swarm so really liked your comments.
Oh wow. I never knew about swarm tech until now, thanks Mike on space. I can think of an extremely useful case for high latency, low bandwidth, but only useful if it's cheap.
Swarm Tech. Great...more pollution in the low-earth orbit vicinity as we continue to flood those zones with such as this. Sooner or later there's going to be a launch-type failure, caused by a collision, that's going to cause a crisis. And is always the case in these sorts of things it will happen at the very worse possible time...
Mike very well done I enjoy the slow tone of your information that is easy to understand and comprehend.
Thanks so much for the comment, and thanks for watching!
@@MikeOnSpace you are welcome my pleasure
Mike you keep telling us about all the satellites going up,but I live in the middle of WV and I am still waiting.Why can’t they finalize one program before starting another. Thank you
I mean I pay 120$ for 400mbps... so I'll take 5$
I really think spacex should put cams on every starlink sat and have the most robust earth observation capability in the world. That would bring in significant income. They could even vary the type of cameras on each sat so they can give wider data such as IR or even weather radar.
That’s a very good idea! Tweet Elon, he loves good idea!
That would be awesome! I know their Gen2 satellites are going to be larger, and they specifically mention being able to add additional payloads. Their launch capability makes them hard to beat for ANY satellite use case! Thanks for watching!
@@MikeOnSpace thank you for your time in replying. Have a good day man
If you can use Wi-Fi as a radar source, the phased array antenna is as good as phased array radar.
That's more of an increasing on board compute problem. It takes a pretty hefty computer to do the processing.
Lol..... unfortunately its not going to be a specialised observation satellite if they just add a cam on communication satellite.... there are dedicated hardware for that.
We actually launch sats every year without a license.
With all the stuff up there I wonder if we currently have to have and in the future will even moreso have to have basically a "weather" report indicating risk of impact for planning launches.
The Beauty of living in a shithole with arguably the most expensive and the most pathetic internet provision, in the universe(ok maybe Nk is worse, but not by much) ... Starlink can pretty much charge what ever the fuck they want... To me, it is still going to be cheaper,better,stronger...
Mike I’m glad I came upon your channel. As a motorcycle adventure rider who can’t (ok refuses) afford a sat phone I’m hoping that there will be a way to have text type communication via low earth orbit sats when I’m solo traveling in areas with no cell or 2m ham repeater coverage enabling me to contact home to let them know I’m safe.
Do you think that this may be a possibility. Within the not yo distant future.
PS. I know that there are a number of emergency tracker sat services available now but I travel do infrequent the initial sign in and monthly fees don’t make sense for me.
SpaceX said "our satellites get lower latency because they're closer", and the flat-earth FCC said that physics was not appropriate evidence, so satellites could not qualify for low-latency incentives.
I have had an eval unit for awhile now. Let us know what they say about sending messages TO their eval kit. In their eval they only allow sending data from the device, which is stored & forwarded via their website. Which is good, and there are definitely use cases for me if that's all that is supported in the eval kit. In their product lit they say that you need to add a fully capable $119 Swarm Tile to allow bi-directional store/forward. While they give you a price for the Swarm Tile, they don't allow you to order it. Please update me with any new info you find. From what I read of their data plan when I bought it, their Data Plan does allow for 2 way Store / Forward. But when asked, they are trying to pair with commercial customers at this time utilizing 100's of units -- and I wasn't offered the oppty to buy / add the Swarm Tile. Again please update us on what you find. I would definitely benefit from 2 way data.
Yes, i would love $5 a month .
If ppl are real and tech too…& if they last…in less than 100 years internet and most verbal communications will be free…probably video will be also.
It already is, if you just open your eyes and ears, LOL.
Something like that would be great for sending Winlink emails! They are just a little bigger than the size you were talking about. But Ham radio has a lot of short messages software that can be changed to be used in other ways. APRS messages are poison and Something like 30 letters. That is widely used messages used be Hams. Is used on VHF Ham Radio all the time and the software can be adapted easily!
Finally time for cheap satellite phones?
It would be great with a low cost 10 mbit satelitte connection to a phone when you are out in the wildernes.
well 130$ AU pm is way to expensive for me.
This is f-in awesome, I am learning so much here! I had no idea about the Swarm tech stuff and can't wait to find out more. I am a hobbyist / tinker guy and do a bunch of home automation stuff with arduinos and raspberry pis. To tap into a satellite network like Swarm would be so cool. I'm a new subscriber!
pre ordered March, and am still waiting on receiving my sattelite
Offshore wavebase energy will allow low-powered, buoy-mounted computers to resolve Bitcoin blocks almost for free. Periodic uplinks of associated data can be propigated through the swarm. If so, the issue of costly computer power associated with Bitcoin goes away. I'll bet you didn't see that one coming, Elon. Better buy more BTC.
And what happened in the end. The rebellious SpaceX bought the other rebellious company. Birds of a feather flock together. lol. Elon knows how to pick the scrappy fighters.
Don’t know if this would apply but what about short messages like you find on Twitter or Instagram. That might work very well in this application
It seems to me if a government wants respect it should operate at a high caliber of service. The FCC is often lead by political people unfortunately.
Yeah they should be in trouble but also no they shouldn't. If the FCC pulled their fingers out it wouldn't of been an unlicensed launch the fact they said "pay us now" then allowed them to continue launching is a bit strange
Exciting stuff but I'm really interested in when Starlink will IPO.Any ideas when?
5 or 10 bucks a month with 200mbs is a uncorrupt internet provider.
Mike, thanks for doing this video. I was surprised no-one else made a video commenting on this acquisition.
Love what your doing and where your heads at... looking forward to it all!
I need this cause I can’t get internet or tv here I’m 73 and need to stay I touch with the world
Super informative. Thanks for a truly good video. It's appreciated.
Thank you for the great video and explanation. Can't wait to see what happens next! Keep the videos coming!
That's what is wrong with the world Now Government Hands!!
PENALIZE FCC for dragging their heels
what happened with the swarm eval kit, did you ever end up testing it?
Starlink is available in a lot of countries just not in the US in certain states
Also the $500 set up is way out of millions of poverty hit people.
I think the FCC and FAA need to get off their asses and get up to speed.
you are so wholesome just wanting to share cool info you found with the world love your videos
move the swam Tech company to India. We have far too much red tape to do anything in the USA !
Everyone does seem to agree that the amount of red tape to do anything in space is immense. AWS actually just launched a specific program to help people navigate the licensing process for satellites: aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/09/aws-ground-station-license-accelerator/
Then SpaceX would have to sell it. US owned, US rules for communications bandwidth.
First off, we can not risk having satellites crashing into each other creating an unoccupiable layer of space ala the Kessler Syndrome. Secondly $100 a month is already more than I'm willing to pay for internet because my only connection is my cell phone and that bill won't just go away if I was to get Starlink. I'm feeling squeezed price wise, $50 a month would get it done. Third, we'll all soon learn that the price in India will be a tiny fraction of what we pay. No, I don't want to subsidize the rest of the world.
Dead on about India - I'm really interested to see what pricing looks like there when they go live. I can't wait to see the new user terminal design - should reduce manufacturing costs. If they can get the terminal cheap enough that they can sell it at a profit, maybe they'll consider cheaper plans.
Let me tell you a story…….all about how my life got flipped turned upside down and I’d like to take a minute, just sit right there, I’ll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel Air.
I whistled for a cab and when it came near
The license plate said fresh and it had dice in the mirror
Fcc has too much power..leave elon alone..
I'd pay 50$ for 100 MBits Down 30Mbit Up
because I'm literally paying that for my internet rn
Yeah, I haven't heard any news about the potential for cheaper lower-bandwidth plans. It seems unlikely though with current hardware given they're still selling the user terminals at a loss. They want to make back their money from subscriptions as quick as they can. Maybe with a lower-spec user terminal that would be an option.
@Steve Miller ok that was random as heck
Yooo first.
Welcome! Thanks for joining again!
Starlink goes bangkrupt
Has swarm 2way communication? Unlikely
They say they do in their product description, but I'm not sure if it's available by default. I'll be playing around with their eval kit so I'll share what I find out!
See @Karl Frederick comment explaining this.
Can you do some videos on oneweb ?
Im trying go to my school 😒
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To actually have cheap usable internet from Starlink, share a Dishy between 10 apartments, each $10 would buy enough bandwidth to use netflix , web browsing, music streaming and the usual online activities. Everyone streaming an hd video stream at the same time might be problematic, but my dedicated fiber connection isn't perfect all the time either.
Looking forward to it
Can’t get tv or internet
I’m on the waiting list, I rather pay a little more than hoping that my current internet will not fail of which it always happens all the time (SPECTRUM) and I’m planning to move in a rural area here in central Texas.
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Great Video!
I am not against regulation, however I agree with you. It should have been approved before launch and in this case it probably created more hassle than it should have.
I also agree with you that this could change the world - perhaps helping validate SAT Phones??
vhf.... you think?
Is it technically feasible for SpaceX to use the Swarm tech and bandwidth to allow emergency messaging using the GPS feature of phones thus allowing emergency calls from anywhere one has a mobile phone on earth?
Kessler syndrome. coming to an orbit near you!
I read just the other day that Leo Labs can now track objects as small as 2cm. That ups their total tracked objects to over 250k! It's crazy how much junk is up there. Thanks for watching!
I agree with you Mike that Swarm technology provides a gap filler in terms of many low bandwidth/high value remote use cases - in practise these are some of the most challenging!
This also opens up ' dial up Cable ' like systems where Swarm can do the request for streamed content back down StarLink. There are quite a few cases and uses for slow and tiny request packets and response back on the higher speed connection.
I like starlink
The price pmsl
What are the current speeds and prices of internet services available, oh where can you go to find out?
❤❤ Please let us know if overcast sky's affects it's performance.👍👍
why your govt need faa permit anyway? why china able to launch without any us permit anyway?
I need this
Eff the FCC
I would like to see more images along with the talking head to get more of a visual on what you are talking about.
thanks
Help
Do you think that Starlink will have enough starlink kit supplies to cover all the demand from (pre orders and upcoming Demans)? , cause starlink will exit Beta this month?
I think the limiting factor will still be manufacturing the "dishy" user terminals. Exiting beta might not be a HUGE change for people still waiting unfortunately. Thanks for watching!
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it's easy to track any device by measuring its latency from 3 ground stations. duh...
Not bad for Starlink internet
FUQ THE FCC.
Thanks Mike for another excellent update on Starlink!
As far as commenting on the FCC.
They are a large government bureaucracy that have a lot of people that seem to want to
flex their muscles once in a while. Believe me I know, I worked around government Aerospace for 30 years.
Every morning I get up and wonder what Elon is up to next.
The acquisition of Swarm sounds like another one of Elon's innovations.
What a genius!
Thanks for the note! I agree - I look at what Swarm is doing for low-power IoT devices and I really hope they fit into Elon's grand plan. I really hope they keep the use case supported within the Starlink umbrella!
@@MikeOnSpace This nice information about Starlink Satellite the larg Comunication hith performance very clear..
I m hope the come to Brazil...
Sounds cool.
I’m quick to respond with a jab at government agencies as being too overbearing, inept, and all too willing to stand in the way of progress, but of course I don’t know the full story. Did Swarm Tech do their due diligence and cross all tees etc? Regardless, I’m still relatively certain that the FCC was simply being unnecessarily stifling in their disapproval of licensing. Much like the FAA with Starship orbital launches atm...
With this acquisition spacex are squeezing either end of the market, starlink for fast & high (bandwidth) and swarm for slow & low, this means trouble for competitors as the middle ground is slim-pickings
100% agree! SpaceX is so far ahead here it's difficult to see how anyone will be able to compete.
Trouble for the competition?!? Big lol..... other countries around the world are launching their own satellites to have the fastest Internet speeds possible, China is already launching 6G satellites, Japan, Korea, India...... they are doing very fast and have the best connectivities in the world.
@@MikeOnSpace lol..... they will need to launch tousands and tousands of satellites, why didn't they simply put those satellites a little higher to significantly reduce the number of satellites to be launched?!
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Thanks!
They need Richard Benjamin piloting quark to pick these up.
Interesting. If Starlink antenna can communicate with these tiny small cube Sat`s and can send/receive information, than all boys who have expensive part of hardware (Starlink antenna) but can`t pay for monthly bill can send messages and receives them with SMS type information in the desert or in the Poles. It`s a joke! 😋 P.S. I don`t know... :) In old days, Elon Mask told about 5$ a month for Starlink users... Is it true? Will it be?
I think right now the manufacturing cost for the Starlink user terminals is too high. They lose money on the hardware so they need to make it back on the subscription. Maybe once terminal costs decrease they'll offer cheaper plans. We'll see!
@@MikeOnSpace Yes, time will tell. 📡
FCC had concerns about tracking, would be no way to test those concerns without first putting them up. So a first small batch should have been approved for testing.
How long can these micro-Sats stay in orbit?.
A very interesting acquisition coming with some patents and technology that should help starlitnk
Swarm satellites/technologies is not just made by that company that spacex acquired, its already very used tech.
@@carholic-sz3qv I didn't say they were the only company using swarm technology. In a broad way starlink is a awarm technology. I said they offer to SpaceX some technologies and patents that they didn't have in house. Plus the staff starlink acquired are respected folks who are excellent people to have. The ability to connect small devices to a satellite network with low power equipment and small antenna can allow widening the uses for starlink. This was much like Tesla buying maxwell technologies. They aren't the only lithium battery research company but Tesla acquired the technology and patents that made the 4680 battery their property. Tesla and starlink also acquired the satalites swarm they have and the bandwidth they are allowed to use. Both are important to starlink.
@@kstaxman2 lol..... starlink is never a swarm technology, its just a constellation of satellites much closer to the globe surface, and also swarm technologies have way many other applications that other companies have been developing or are already in use worldwide. Talking battery manufacturers, there is Samsung, LG, CATL, BYD, SKI, Northvolt, Panasonic....... sodium iron batteries are been developed by CATL, and solid state batteries by many other companies.
Satellites do not exist. Its all about big antennas
Tard, there is a moon. But then agaian it aint really THERE, is it?
So iPhone 13 is capable to use this?