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Will Starlink, when operational, put price pressure on satellite phone and internet service providers such as Inmarsat? Or will prices for internet coverage in
by knbknb 7y ago
Will Starlink, when operational, put price pressure on satellite phone and internet service providers such as Inmarsat?
Or will prices for internet coverage in remote areas just as expensive as before?
- tpmx 7y agoI'd think it could definitely be substantially cheaper than Inmarsat. In a totally crushing way. So much more bandwidth capacity and lower latency. Note: SpaceX is building out the Starlink coverage in a gradual way - they won't have satellites around the poles early on. Until the have truly global coverage Inmarsat will obviously stilll have an edge. It will be interesting to see how the pricing plays out for the high latency satellite broadband offerings compared to the low latency Starlink offering.
- SirLotsaLocks 7y agoI hope that this pressures companies like Comcast and Verizon where I live, to offer reasonable prices.