I'm sure this must have been mentioned before, but one of the biggest issues with a usable network connection of any type is latency. Given that the satellites will be in space, hundreds of kms away, and there has to be a return journey, how is the latency issue going to be addressed?

Mentioned in this discussion:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8944944 The New Space Race: One Man's Mission to Build a Galactic Internet (businessweek.com)

Here's the actual discussion:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8945672

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And now that I've searched, that's pretty much the only discussion. Although there may be more, here are the others I've looked at:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8599177 Elon Musk confirms plans to provide global Internet from 100s of satellites (rt.com)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8624500 Elon Musk: SpaceX Will Launch Micro-Satellites (thenextweb.com)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8893525 Elon Musk's SpaceX to launch ViaSat-2 high speed Internet satellite (utsandiego.com)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8903135 Revealed: Elon Musk's Plan to Build a Space Internet (businessweek.com)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8903450 SpaceX to build 10B global satellite Internet (geekwire.com)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8903658 Elon Musk spills details on SpaceX's $10B space Internet venture (engadget.com)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8904304 Elon Musk wants to spend $10B building the Internet in space (theverge.com)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8904435 Elon Musk's Plan to Build a Space Internet (businessweek.com)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8905059 Elon Musk wants to spend $10B building the Internet in space (theverge.com)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8905277 Elon Musk's Plan to Build a Space Internet (businessweek.com)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8905474 Elon Musk's Plan to Build a Space Internet (businessweek.com)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8905562 Elon musk is going to build Internet for space (thenextweb.com)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8907045 Elon Musk is trying to bring the Internet to space (cnet.com)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8908019 Elon Musk wants to build a new Internet from space (venturebeat.com)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8917258 I Told Elon Musk We Should Have Space Internet, Musk Announces It a Month Later (adamslists.com)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8922038 Elon Musk and SpaceX Plan a Space Internet (businessweek.com)