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They split off from Google.
They are not using satellites, they shine a lazer from one fixed tower to another, with range about 20 km.
Ah, see that's where not reading is a problem. Just saw star link competitor and remembered something a recently about China looking to launch a similar system.
Odd they would phrase it as a 'starlink competitor' then though rather than 'a new ISP bid'. Wireless systems with directional antenna relays are not really new, not sure if any use laser particularly but the concept is essentially the same.
Still raking in the upvotes though! Reading is for suckers!
Yeah back in 2005 I lived in a house that used that. We were on the very edge of it range so a strong gust of wind could knock the internet down.
That sounds similar to WiMax.
Yup. Now we have long-range WiFi filling that niche.