• MagicShel@programming.dev
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    2 months ago

    Wow. I hate everyone here. I can’t even say I hope the lawyers take everyone for lots of money because if someone is a lawyer for one of these companies, I hate them, too.

    How about they just meet on the field of battle and sort it out that way?

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      2 months ago

      These complaints sound legitimate.

      AT&T said SpaceX’s requested “ninefold increase” to the allowable power flux-density limits for out-of-band emissions “would cause unacceptable harmful interference to incumbent terrestrial mobile operations. Specifically, AT&T’s technical analysis shows that SpaceX’s proposal would cause an 18% average reduction in network downlink throughput in an operational and representative AT&T PCS C Block market deployment.”

      Assuming a handset antenna gain of -3 dBi, SpaceX’s proposal still results in an interference to noise (I/N) ratio of -3 dB—well above the ITU [International Telecommunication Union] threshold SpaceX claims would protect terrestrial devices. SpaceX’s proposed margin therefore fails to adequately protect terrestrial user equipment from potential interference from SCS satellite systems, including user equipment that may not fall within the flagship performance parameters, and should be rejected.”

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        2 months ago

        Never thought I’d see the day people would defend telecoms. People really hate Musk that much…

        • Saik0@lemmy.saik0.com
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          2 months ago

          This isn’t defending a telecom. Starlink would be encroaching on other bands. This would hurt Ham radio operators too. Starlink would be universally shitting on everyone else. This is Starlink’s problem if it’s true.

      • MagicShel@programming.dev
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        2 months ago

        I didn’t mean to imply the suit isn’t legitimate. I’m sure out of all of them Starlink is the worst because Elon is such a fucking moron. I’m just not going to cheer the winner either way. I’m glad all the bad guys are fighting and I hope they have a bad quarter over it.

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          I am not an expert, but I am assuming that the interference would slow down mobile data, lower sound quality on mobile phone calls, and probably more dropped calls. Much as I hate AT&T, I am on their side for this one. An “an 18% average reduction in network downlink throughput” sounds significant to me.