Charlie Stross on Nostr: npub1anxdt…8z0sh Note that cellphone base stations and towers aren't exactly cheap ...

npub1anxdt73nv27rpfa8sljqlw2fg0gl686m34k2wgpxgugrwnekk8dsc8z0sh (npub1anx…z0sh) Note that cellphone base stations and towers aren't exactly cheap and cable trenches require regular maintenance. While a gen. 1 Starlink satellite only costs about $250,000, and when Starship hits its reusability goal the launch cost for 60 gen. 2 Starlinks will be about $2M. So, call it $17M for 60 cell tower equivalents? That's probably in the same ballpark as terrestrial cellular networks, *if* they get the economies of scale they're aiming for.