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by virtuallynathan 1515 days ago
> Once they do though that will be a significant shift for anyone where intercontinental servers form a significant part of their usage.

I have strong doubts this capacity will be used for random user traffic. It's worth much more to use it to serve oceans, poles, islands, and areas where ground stations can't be built (yet). Other capacity could easily be sold to HFT firms, etc.