Musk says Starlink lasers could outcompete undersea cables
Briefing by News4U · First published
Today Elon Musk said on X that ~100 lasers per satellite, each operating above 10 Tb/s, with over 100k satellites, should be able to outcompete undersea cables. He said the speed of light in space is ~40% faster than cable and the path is direct, instead of following the outline of land masses. Musk posted the remarks while quoting discussion of next-generation Starlink laser links. [1]