SpaceX is expanding the beta testing of its Starlink internet service. It will cost US$99/month with a US$499 fee up front to cover the Starlink Kit (via CNBC).
Starlink Internet Access
The Starlink Kit will include a terminal to connect to the satellites, a tripod on which to mount the device, and a Wi-Fi router. A Starlink app is also now available on the App Store. The email that some people received from the company says people can expect to see data speeds form 50MB/s to 150MB/s and latency from 20ms to 40 ms, with some brief periods with no connectivity.
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Starlink is SpaceX’s plan to build an interconnected internet network with thousands of satellites, designed to deliver high-speed internet to anywhere on the planet. The network is an ambitious endeavor, which SpaceX has said will cost about $10 billion or more to build. But the company’s leadership estimates that Starlink could bring in as much as $30 billion a year, or more than 10 times the annual revenue of its rocket business.
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