So why is none of that used? Perhaps, it's not nearly as good, or can't be used at all for the purposes?
Ukrainians are streaming live full HD drone camera footage to mission command via Google Meet. Show me how to do that with a geospatial link with 3 Mb/s uplink bandwidth and 1000ms latency.
The other LEO ones don't exist at all AFAIK. Projects on paper don't count. Only working networks do.
They will not stream drones real-time video, but will be able to send 10Kb encrypted
data of Russian positions to troops on the field in real-time. Plenty of lives saved.
Cool indeed, but not an alternative. I'd be surprised if they're not doing that already. The actual battlefield transformation came from being able to stream video. You're saying "back to the old times" and calling it an alternative.
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AT & T Satellite Internet - https://www.att.com/internet/fixed-wireless/
Earthlink Satellite Internet - https://www.earthlink.net/
European Union... - https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/eu-takes-on-s...
Geespace (Chinese) http://global.geely.com/media-center/news/geespace-successfu...
Hughesnet - https://www.hughesnet.com/get-started
Oneweb - https://oneweb.net/
Project Kuiper - https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/tag/project-kuiper
Telesat - https://www.telesat.com/canada/
Viasat Satellite Internet - https://www.viasat.com/satellite-internet/