All alternatives to Starlink at this time are operating on geostationary satellites - which due to speed of light and capacity limitations will have high pings (300ms+) and low bandwidth.
At this time Starlink is the only low earth orbit system in operation.
Please note I haven't done much research into this but I did learn about it recently. Please update if not a good solution or if it has fascist ties like starlink.
Starlink is LEO, so the only real alternative out there today is Oneweb. Oneweb was originally British, now owned by Eutelsat, French.
Sad news is Oneweb is really not close to Starlink's offering. Their service level is not the same - bandwidth hardly reaches 100Mbps while Starlink is over 300Mbps (and increasing). It is not as user friendly - plug and play - as Starlink is, and their business model is also different. OneWeb is more aimed at B2B, with guaranteed throughput options (something that starlink does not offer), but a pricing that is significantly higher than Starlink. Both the subscription and the terminals. OneWeb is more like the LEO evolution of the traditional GEO VSAT technology, while Starlink represents a technological breakthrough.
Reality is, almost no-one is using OneWeb today. Only reasons being: sovereignty or coverage gaps by Starlink.
A real contender will be Amazon Leo when it is ready. But that is also American, and it will still be almost a year before actual usable service, I am guessing. But looks promising - native integration with AWS is mwah (chef's kiss).
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comrade_twisty@feddit.org · 17 pts · 122d
All alternatives to Starlink at this time are operating on geostationary satellites - which due to speed of light and capacity limitations will have high pings (300ms+) and low bandwidth.
At this time Starlink is the only low earth orbit system in operation.
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz · 12 pts · 122d
Only alternative with low latency is going to be 4/5G rather than satellite. Depending on your requirements that may or may not be a good option.
CubitOom@infosec.pub · 4 pts · 122d
https://www.eutelsat.com/satellite-network/oneweb-leo-constellation
Please note I haven't done much research into this but I did learn about it recently. Please update if not a good solution or if it has fascist ties like starlink.
CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 122d
It’s not going to be available for consumers, last I heard.
Bullerfar@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 122d
Yet*
CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 122d
It’s B2B but that doesn’t mean you won’t be able to buy it third hand, if they ever ship it. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/25/onewebs-different-approach-to-satellite-internet-vs-elon-musks-spacex-starlink.html
verdi@tarte.nuage-libre.fr · 3 pts · 121d
TisButAScratch@piefed.zip · 3 pts · 122d
Starlink is LEO, so the only real alternative out there today is Oneweb. Oneweb was originally British, now owned by Eutelsat, French.
Sad news is Oneweb is really not close to Starlink's offering. Their service level is not the same - bandwidth hardly reaches 100Mbps while Starlink is over 300Mbps (and increasing). It is not as user friendly - plug and play - as Starlink is, and their business model is also different. OneWeb is more aimed at B2B, with guaranteed throughput options (something that starlink does not offer), but a pricing that is significantly higher than Starlink. Both the subscription and the terminals. OneWeb is more like the LEO evolution of the traditional GEO VSAT technology, while Starlink represents a technological breakthrough.
Reality is, almost no-one is using OneWeb today. Only reasons being: sovereignty or coverage gaps by Starlink.
A real contender will be Amazon Leo when it is ready. But that is also American, and it will still be almost a year before actual usable service, I am guessing. But looks promising - native integration with AWS is mwah (chef's kiss).