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How about datacenter ships sitting in ports, or even moored offshore? Would an operational Starlink make these viable?

EDIT: PDF map of ports in Africa

https://www.pwc.co.za/en/assets/pdf/large-map.pdf

Container ships have internet via satellite today but they use it only when absolutely necessary because it's very slow and expensive. If and when the cost and bandwidth of satellite internet fall to within parameters that make it competitive with fiber optic cable, perhaps.

Microsoft and others are also testing miniature undersea data centers, and using seawater for cooling could help address air conditioning costs: https://news.microsoft.com/features/under-the-sea-microsoft-...

If and when the cost and bandwidth of satellite internet fall to within parameters that make it competitive with fiber optic cable, perhaps.

So maybe not with Starlink, but a bit afterwards?

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