SpaceX entered the market when legacy IFC players started shifting their attention away from geostationary equatorial orbit (GEO) to low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites. LEO is touted as faster, with lower latency, than GEO; OEMs are exploring either LEO-only solutions or multi-orbit solutions to switch between GEO and LEO. This created the perfect opportunity for SpaceX, touting the largest satellite constellation worldwide and operating LEO satellites exclusively.
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