Something's shifting in the Asian connectivity landscape. December 4th marked a quiet milestone—nationwide rollout just happened across South Korea.



The math? Monthly access runs 87,000 KRW (roughly $59), with a 550,000 KRW upfront hardware commitment. Throughput caps at 135 Mbps with notably reduced latency. What's interesting: deployment spans residential zones, maritime vessels, aviation sectors, plus emergency response infrastructure.

Why does this matter for decentralized networks? Traditional ISP monopolies face their first real competitor in infrastructure-limited regions. When satellite mesh blankets entire nations, the centralized chokepoints start looking... optional. Remote fishing operations, mountain communities, disaster zones—all suddenly viable nodes in larger Web3 ecosystems.

The real test? Whether adoption accelerates among communities building outside legacy systems. $59 monthly might reshape who can participate in global crypto networks beyond urban fiber zones.
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ContractHuntervip
· 1h ago
With satellite networks rolling out, ISP monopolies are doomed... Now blockchain operations can really run in mountainous areas and at sea.
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wrekt_but_learningvip
· 12-04 22:56
Satellite networks are entering the Korean Peninsula; ISP monopolies should be trembling.
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MerkleDreamervip
· 12-04 22:55
Satellite networks covering the entire country, ISP monopolies should be worried... This is the kind of infrastructure that Web3 truly needs.
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MeaninglessGweivip
· 12-04 22:51
The satellite network really needs to disrupt the ISP monopoly this time; right now, all the talk sounds nice but is just empty words.
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UnluckyLemurvip
· 12-04 22:46
With satellite networks rolling out, is the ISP monopoly finally over? Now miners in remote mountainous areas really have a chance.
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StablecoinArbitrageurvip
· 12-04 22:45
ngl the $59/month price point is doing heavy lifting here—actual arbitrage opportunity for node operators in underserved regions tbh. been crunching numbers on deployment costs vs liquidity pool participation rates and the correlation coefficient is... interesting. most people sleeping on infrastructure plays while chasing leverage, smh
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SnapshotDayLaborervip
· 12-04 22:43
The rollout of satellite networks is definitely something to watch. But can a $59 monthly fee really make it accessible in remote areas...
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DaoResearchervip
· 12-04 22:33
According to the white paper, this wave of satellite network rollout is actually a practical scenario for tokenomics. The $59 monthly fee structure, from an incentive compatibility perspective, directly lowers the participation threshold for edge communities—assuming that hardware costs can be adequately amortized. It’s worth noting that this trend toward decentralized infrastructure ultimately depends on whether the governance mechanism can truly empower those remote nodes. Otherwise, it will just become another form of centralization.
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