[redisman]

> Take a look at Lagos, Nigeria. Population is ~15m for ~80k towers. Only 1.4k (1.7%) of them are 4G LTE with the remaining either 3G or CDMA.

Isn't the solution for Lagos just to build better infrastructure? Monetizing large and poor urban centers with satellites doesn't make too much sense to me. I thought Starlink was for rural areas where cable isn't feasible. I would imagine most consumers there can't afford an American broadband service and Starlink doesn't want to use its bandwidth for customers paying highly discounted rates.