Re: Uganda Communications Commission shutdown order

[Mark Tinka <mark.tinka () seacom com>]

On 1/19/21 16:28, Denys Fedoryshchenko wrote:

> Starlink needs expensive modem, that is not only too expensive for 
> such countries, hard to import, but can be also reason for very long 
> prison sentence.
> Some nanosatellite with amplified BLE compatible frontend might do 
> miracles. It is impossible to block ISM band countrywide, anybody can 
> climb a hill and point mobile to sky and receive regional news. No 
> need even for custom software, just any software that can receive BLE 
> data (development/debugging tools).
> As kind of PoC, Norby cubesat with LoRa telemetry is being received 
> over the world on 1000+km distances on DIY antennas.

Satellite is hard to control, and there are several ways to get it into 
a country and have it function for purpose without any real drama.

It's where we came from :-)...

Mark.