SpaceX says it already has 100.000 connections to the Starlink ISP, before it even achieves global coverage.
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Starlink is a satellite system being built by SpaceX to provide satellite internet. The system will consist of thousands of small satellites in low Earth orbit , coupled with ground-based transceivers. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk revealed the number on Twitter , and also listed the 14 areas where the service is currently available.
100k terminals shipped! https://t.co/Q1VvqVmJ2i
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 23, 2021
"License applications are pending in many other countries. We hope to serve the Earth soon! ” he continued following the tweet.
SpaceX launched Starlink as a beta service in late 2020, offering potential testers the chance to be among the first to try it out for $99 a month. The antenna and terminal are not included in the monthly fee. Starlink sells the kit, which includes the antenna dish, base, power supply, and a WiFi router, for an additional $499, which customers will have to pay upfront. However, recent reviews of the antenna have reported temperature issues.
Starlink is designed to serve customers in remote locations, where internet options are typically limited or nonexistent. That may be why customers are willing to pay the rather high cost. According to CNBC , the company reported that it had 90.000 users in July, indicating that it signed up 10.000 customers in the past three weeks.
SpaceX has already developed nearly 1.800 satellites for the Starlink system, and plans to increase them to 42.000 in the near future.
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