Starlink just launched absurdly fast 500 Mbps satellite internet — for $500 a month
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- Sep 21, 2022
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Per the Starlink Premium website, this service is designed for "high demand users." By this, SpaceX is referring to "small offices, storefronts, and super users across the globe." Premium users can expect download speeds of 150-500 Mbps, per the website, with latency of 20-40ms. Upload speeds are also expected to be between 20 to 40 Mbps, which is double the expected upload speeds of base Starlink service.
The Starlink Premium Kit comes with the antenna, Wi-Fi router, cables and a base. SpaceX also claims that Starlink Premium can handle improved performance in "extreme weather." Premium users will also get prioritized 24/7 customer support. Of course, customers can order multiple Starlink Premiums to help serve whatever necessary bandwidth needs.
For the uninitiated, Starlink is a low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet constellation that plans on sending 12,000 satellites above the Earth's surface to serve users around the world. Because of the high number of satellites at a lower orbit, SpaceX, which designs the Starlink satellites and flies them up into space, can promise much higher speeds than other competing satellite internet services. HughesNet and Viasat offer speeds at a fraction of Starlink's, but that's because those services have fewer satellites at higher orbits.
Scientists are worried that a flurry of satellite internet services from OneWeb , Amazon's Project Kuiper, Boeing, and Telesat will cover the night sky with junk, making research with highly sensitive telescopes difficult.
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