> It gives a bandwidth efficiency ratio, which is directly tied to cost since the more efficient per bit the system is, the cheaper it is to run.
The source you linked said Telesat had a 4x Gbps/satellite bandwidth over spacex which is not directly tied to cost. Telesat has no mention of satellite weight and spacex plans to launch 40x the amount of satellites as Telesat for their initial constellation and 100x at full capacity if I recall correctly.
> Path to profit.
Spacex has reusable first stage rockets. I don't see how any of the other mass satellite constellation companies that you mentioned can have better margins than spacex.
> They need upwards of 500 of these in the air just to compete with satellites that have been up for multiple years already.
Do those 5 companies you just mentioned somehow don't?
Blue origin will have the same, or cheaper costs by the time it matters. Not sure what your last comment means, but 3 of those 5 are slated to have far more capacity in the sky by 2022.
Read the study again. It's useable capacity. You cannot use the 20Gbps number SpaceX advertises.
The source you linked said Telesat had a 4x Gbps/satellite bandwidth over spacex which is not directly tied to cost. Telesat has no mention of satellite weight and spacex plans to launch 40x the amount of satellites as Telesat for their initial constellation and 100x at full capacity if I recall correctly.
> Path to profit.
Spacex has reusable first stage rockets. I don't see how any of the other mass satellite constellation companies that you mentioned can have better margins than spacex.
> They need upwards of 500 of these in the air just to compete with satellites that have been up for multiple years already.
Do those 5 companies you just mentioned somehow don't?