SpaceX launches Paz and its first Starlink prototypes in February 2018. Photo: SpaceX.

Satellite operators often boast about the market potential that exists in the 3 billion people on Earth who aren’t connected to the internet. But even if their business plans survive the economic hurdles associated with launching a broadband constellation, there’s a chance demand from the unconnected population won’t be up to snuff.

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