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Netflix ISP CDN in space. Now that'd be something seriously cool.

• jessaustin 8y ago
  It's funny; Netflix is one provider that doesn't need low latency so they would be fine with more traditional satellite orbits.
  • barkerja 8y ago
    It wouldn't be a wise decision; what if they one day decide to enter into live programming (sports, news, etc.), where latency does matter?
    • jessaustin 8y ago
      Latency doesn't really matter for that either. Seeing a football play 5 seconds too late doesn't hurt anyone.
      • imtringued 8y ago
        And existing streaming services already have a latency of several seconds. Twitch for example can have a delay from 5 to 20 seconds or more. Unless you're using WebRTC or similar technologies you won't see latencies below a second.
      • NullPrefix 8y ago
        >Seeing a football play 5 seconds too late doesn't hurt anyone. Only if the audience do not know about it.