spmatich vk3spm Feb 25, 2023
@arstechnica wow. The implications are massive for hand-held 2-way satellite comms. It's just SMS at the moment. But bandwidth improvement is just a matter of time. We will see potentially see the beginning of the end for the great firewall of China, and other regimes where the state tightly controls information/data infrastructure.
Show threaddemi7en 🎗🇪🇺

@arstechnica

@spmatich

"We will potentially see the beginning of the end for the great firewall of China..."

By Motorola, a company *from* "people's republic of china"...?

You reckon?

#motorola #china #ccp #satellitephone

Feb 25, 2023 at 10:17amWeb
Show threadspmatich vk3spm Feb 25, 2023
@demi7en @arstechnica not just Motorola, the article mentioned several handset makers. But the handset is just one side right? Is China going to own all the satellites as well?
Show threaddemi7en 🎗🇪🇺Feb 25, 2023

@spmatich @arstechnica

Good point. The piece mentions US-based "#Skylo" as the operator with connectivity supposedly provided by ol' #Inmarsat, so not a #PRC (#CCP) venture after all.

Interesting to see how CCP plans to keep these new satellite-based comms out of its subjects' reach.