Tag: LEO

  • Viodi View – 05/19/20

    Viodi View – 05/19/20

    It was about a year ago at the SmartDrivingCar Summit when it hit me that Tesla could be considered a vehicle, energy, insurance, and communications company centered around mobility as a service. Then, at CES 2020, it became apparent that extending low-cost Internet to flying vehicles is going to be a necessity when advanced air…

  • A Multi-Dimensional Broadband Network or Is This Just Pie in the-Sky?

    A Multi-Dimensional Broadband Network or Is This Just Pie in the-Sky?

    [Added 5/17/20: The above video was modified from the original to include an additional animation of satellite-to-satellite communications via lasers, as described below.] Could Starlink’s launch later this year signal the creation of a new Internet?¹ But, before we get there, the limiting factor for Starlink and its competitors might be the cost of the…