return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 25 days agoThe plan for nationwide fiber internet might be upended for Starlinkwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up1313arrow-down115
arrow-up1298arrow-down1external-linkThe plan for nationwide fiber internet might be upended for Starlinkwww.theverge.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 25 days agomessage-square79fedilink
minus-squareGoretantath@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down4·24 days agoIts not, light is the fastest AND isnt as interuptuble and lag induced as satalite. A wired connection will ALWAYS have lesslatency to a sat link.
minus-squareNotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·24 days agoThe problem with fiber is it isn’t direct, and the satellites do use lasers (light!) to travel longer distances. The longer the distance the bigger edge satellite internet gets.
minus-squareuntakenusername@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-224 days agolight in a vacuum is fastest light in glass is slower than that actually think about this before you reply
Its not, light is the fastest AND isnt as interuptuble and lag induced as satalite. A wired connection will ALWAYS have lesslatency to a sat link.
The problem with fiber is it isn’t direct, and the satellites do use lasers (light!) to travel longer distances. The longer the distance the bigger edge satellite internet gets.
light in a vacuum is fastest
light in glass is slower than that
actually think about this before you reply