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Re: 5G roadblock: labor


From: Sabri Berisha <sabri () cluecentral net>
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2020 14:46:38 -0800 (PST)

----- On Jan 6, 2020, at 1:51 PM, Andrey Kostin ankost () podolsk ru wrote:

Hi,

Sabri Berisha писал 2020-01-06 16:21:

 I predict that your in-flight wifi will become a lot cheaper as a result
of this.

On Lufthansa flights unlimited Internet access is 12 Euro, and 3 Euro is
for "checking email". Don't think it's going to be cheaper, but higher
speed - yes, definitely.

The only reason for it not going cheaper might be monopoly, not cost.
Today, satellite access is expensive, very expensive. Mobility is very
challenging on most geostationary networks, simply because they have
not been designed to support it. 

Once constellations are launched and low earth orbit networks start
competing with each other, prices will come down significantly.

Thanks,

Sabri


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