I'm not sure that's revolutionary outside of very rural areas or in a desert.
Smart phones and set-top boxes etc can already access the internet without satellites, and often with much better latency.
What would satellites add for urban or sub-urban applications?
I do appreciate the extra competition that satellite internet brings. Especially in parts of the world with suppressed competition (like the US..) this could have huge practical effects without having to be a big deal in any technical sense.
Smart phones use 4G networks. And now there is another alternative.
Cellular networks have limited coverage. Imagine tracking a truck traveling across the US, or a ferry, across the English channel. Currently, that's not possible with 4G. But with a satellite driven internet system, it very well could be.
As for urban and sub-urban applications, not much.
True, for now. There was a time when a cell phone was the size of a brick.
Maybe we will not see such miniaturization, but I can safely assume that a small backpack size device should be light and last long enough for meaningful high speed internet with StarLink.
Smart phones and set-top boxes etc can already access the internet without satellites, and often with much better latency.
What would satellites add for urban or sub-urban applications?
I do appreciate the extra competition that satellite internet brings. Especially in parts of the world with suppressed competition (like the US..) this could have huge practical effects without having to be a big deal in any technical sense.