Thanks for posting that link to Starlink. I had already uncovered this was likely to be announced this quarter. They had those agreements (as back-up coverage) with networks for over a year in some cases. But now they have an official offering.

SpaceX really are on track to grow Starlink exponentially. It can either be a huge level-up or get even more centralised & monopolised. As you say, this is the danger. That’s what I hope to uncover & let the reader form their opinion on, once finished.

Next spin-off to follow may well be digging deeper into mesh networking, if any readers have useful resources on that topic.