[walterbell]

SpaceX designed custom SoCs for their isolated offshore/offworld network of Starlink satellites, https://spacenews.com/spacex-accused-of-poaching-chipmakers-...

> Broadcom filed suit ... claiming SpaceX hired a number of Broadcom’s top engineers to develop “a family of sophisticated, customized computer chips.” The two companies had been working together on the development of advanced computer chips for an undisclosed project, but SpaceX ultimately ended the collaboration.

[oh_sigh]

What's your implication here? SpaceX perhaps saw a bunch of security vulns and decided to DIY?