Allow unity upload factor

The math is against this. With 1x there is no redundancy at all. So you need exactly all pieces to reconstruct the file. One is down and file is lost.
1.1x like 27/30/30 is too risky and too expensive - the satellite must repair any one lost piece before too late.

For the 1x expansion factor (in regard of bandwidth usage) such a companies can use the Gateway MT without sacrifice of resiliency:

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