Ask HN: Why can't Ukraine use LoRA instead of Starshield?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LoRa
LoRA supports 320 km.
It feels like this could be established in an ad-hoc way.
If Ukraine can't trust Elon Musk and DJT to provide reliable Starshield access, isn't this a better decentralized network for drones?
Literally from the Wikipedia page you linked: It's limited to 27kb/s at best, and in practical conditions reaches more like 10km.
Besides what others said, it's very easy to jam.
bandwidth, security, range