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If you think about the "surface" of space being SO much larger than the surface of the earth, there's comparatively very little floating in orbit right now, even including Starlink.

If you’re considering beam widths on top of physical space alone it gets a bit trickier (at least for radio as opposed to light/lasers), but yes, there is a lot of space in LEO.

I figure as technology progresses, we'll get more/tighter beams for more efficiency, especially if something like 5G massive MIMO could ever work on a satellite.

Just like fiber, just like power lines, just like... rail!?

The ghost of Cornelius Vanderbilt is rubbing his hands in glee.

It is very simple compete - your satellites must be tougher than theirs.

> crowded space

it is literally space...