Race to the Stars: ChinaSatNet and SpaceX's Starlink Battle for Global Connectivity
China's ChinaSatNet and SpaceX's Starlink are now doing battle for the role of global service provider in a split-market environment. Both schemes seek to bring fast internet connection to sparsely populated, isolated regions, but their methods, motivations and consequences are completely different. This conflict is not only one of technological innovation Instead, it also has far-reaching consequences for future global communication, the development of the economy, and power relationships between nations.
It ’s a struggle to see who will be more successful technologically, geographically positioned to benefit, or able politically mould norms established by international cooperation in matters concerning outer space.However, the fight between Satellite 1 (the predecessor to China's ChinaSatNet project) and Starlinkinvolves much more than simple national glory.
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