We have instantaneous video communication (FaceTime, Zoom, etc.) so why can’t news channels use different, existing technology to communicate instantaneously?
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> so why can’t news channels use different, existing technology to communicate instantaneously?
They could… but that technology isn’t always available. Reporters could connect to the WiFi of a local coffee shop but that coffee shop isn’t necessarily always going to be there, or with working WiFi. What if there is no power? What if a worker turns it off, or other people in the shop start hogging the bandwidth? *What if they access and alter your data stream?*
News reporters don’t want that uncertainty and unreliability. They want to be able to roll up with the news truck, raise a pylon, and connect as directly as possible to the studio no matter where they are or what is going on. If the whole town is leveled by a tornado they still want to be able to reach the studio with a 2-way video and audio stream, and that means satellites. But satellites come with unavoidable delays, so they live with it.
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