return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoThe plan for nationwide fiber internet might be upended for Starlinkwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square77linkfedilinkarrow-up1312arrow-down115cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zipthevergenews@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1297arrow-down1external-linkThe plan for nationwide fiber internet might be upended for Starlinkwww.theverge.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square77linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zipthevergenews@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareuntakenusername@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down6·7 days agoI’ve heard starlink is faster than fiber by a few nanoseconds and big finance really wants that for their high-speed trading most of its signals move though space, compared to the glass in fiber so it sorta makes sense
minus-squareNotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 days agoIt depends on the distance, but yes. Those laser interlinks are fast.
minus-squareGoretantath@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down4·7 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-up5·7 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-27 days agolight in a vacuum is fastest light in glass is slower than that actually think about this before you reply
I’ve heard starlink is faster than fiber by a few nanoseconds and big finance really wants that for their high-speed trading
most of its signals move though space, compared to the glass in fiber so it sorta makes sense
It depends on the distance, but yes. Those laser interlinks are fast.
Line of site is a thing…
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