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		tedivm on May 27, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What the damaged Svalbard cable looked like Starlink has an upload speed between 5 and 20 Mbps. The Svalbard cable is a 10Gbps link. It's still a major difference. That said apparently they do have a satellite backup, just not through Starlink.

ViewTrick1002 on May 27, 2024 [–]

For a consumer grade connection. Why on earth would an enterprise contract be limited to those speeds??

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