White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated the system was implemented “to enhance Wi-Fi connectivity on the complex,” citing poor cellular service in some areas and overloaded Wi-Fi networks. … instead the outlet writes that the White House is having its Starlink service piped from a government data center miles from the compound.
Something no IT professional has ever said: “let’s improve the Wi-Fi quality by putting the router 500km away”.
The cool air in the upper atmosphere cleans the waves, though. Obviously that doesn’t work horizontally, everybody knows that.