Satellite-based internet companies like OneWeb, SpaceX’s Starlink, and Amazon’s Project Kuiper are angling to change the shape of the internet for the first time in decades. Instead of providing internet from geosynchronous satellites far from Earth, they’re doing it from low- to medium-Earth orbit, which could transform how we connect. But will satellite internet providers be able to overcome potential inconsistent connectivity and latency swings to finally get underserved broadband areas online?

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Starlink review: https://bit.ly/3eM4A2B

00:00 Intro
00:51 SpaceX's Starlink, Amazon's Project Kuiper, OneWeb
1:07 geosynchronous satellites
2:00 ground-based infrastructure
3:06 terrestrial networks
3:48 potential problems
4:59 our 2021 Starlink review
5:58 a map of America’s broadband problems

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