[nikanj]

I agree, it's very "SEE THIS INSANE DESIGN FLAW IN STARLINK"-esque. And the design flaw is "They elected to use weather-proof proprietary connectors, instead of letting me crimp my own CAT6

[numpad0]

Waterproof RJ45/fiber/USB/UHF RF/anything is not new. Completely waterproof and weatherproof broadband wireless access point is not new, that's what cell tower equipment are. Those had been around since late 20th century.

Now, a proprietary, weather hardened, friction fit, outdoor connector that repurposes USB-C? that's user hostile new.

[nkrisc]

Starlink is not the first device to use CAT6 outdoors. There are plenty of existing RJ45 options.

[bryanlarsen]

But there are no 100W ones.