Starlink will provide internet speeds of 2 gigabits per second worldwide
Starlink will provide internet speeds of 2 gigabits per second worldwide a connection 25 times faster than the current connection
Starlink has just announced that it will offer speeds of 2Gbps, a significant improvement, 25 times faster than what is currently on offer. The new speed promises to position Starlink as a real alternative to traditional fiber providers. In a market that is demanding more and more bandwidth, the news has raised expectations about how this service will impact connectivity in both rural and urban areas.
So far, Starlink has been offering speeds between 50 and 100 megabits per second, and it’s clear that the service has never been known for its incredible speeds, but that looks set to change. SpaceX CEO Gwynne Shotwell has announced plans to bring the high-speed service to every location in the world. The ability to reach 2 gigabytes is a challenge for SpaceX.
The SpaceX CEO’s remarks at the annual Barron’s investment conference make the company’s intentions clear. What he indicated was that “the next generation will have smaller beams, more power per beam, and lower latency.” This improvement will lead to a significant change in the speed that Starlink offers.
The change will be significant, although it must be taken into account that to achieve this, what SpaceX plans to do is launch the satellites it needs to have a fleet of 30,000 satellites in space. The deployment so far has reached more than 6,000 satellites, which represents a huge problem at the scientific level for space surveillance.
There’s not much information yet on how he plans to achieve this speed improvement, and the SpaceX CEO has been vague in his statements. It’s too early to talk about this specific process, as it’s a long-term plan, and they haven’t provided a roadmap to follow through on the different stages the project will go through.
While we wait to learn more details about SpaceX and Starlink, the only thing we can do is pay attention to the information that comes out of both Elon Musk and the rest of the company’s representatives. We’ll have to keep a close eye on SpaceX’s moves to see if they can deliver on the promises they put on the table.