Satellite Operators Unload Ground Stations to Battle Starlink
A view of Eutelsat ground-based infrastructure in Canial, Madeira, Portugal, on March 8.
Photographer: Zed Jameson/Bloomberg
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Hello, it’s Kiel Porter writing from Chicago. For all the excitement about launching sophisticated satellites into orbit, operators often depend on a humbler business, ground stations back on Earth, to connect customers to their constellations. More on this in a moment, but first ...
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