SpaceX CEO Talks Latency Claims With FCC's Rosenworcel
SpaceX, facing skepticism from Hughes and Viasat about its preliminary Starlink latency claims (see 2009210012), consistently sees latency in its beta testing of less than 40 milliseconds, CEO Gwynne Shotwell told FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, per an International Bureau posting…
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Wednesday. Shotwell argued against a rulemaking to change 12.2-12.7 GHz band rules. Viasat told aides to Rosenworcel and Commissioner Geoffrey Starks that SpaceX's latency and speed claims are based on selective anecdotes that wouldn't back a conclusion that such performance would let the company meet Connect America Fund metrics.