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Starlink V2, launching next year, will transmit direct to mobile phones
- 00deadbeef 4y agoCould this at all relate to the rumoured satellite support in upcoming iPhones?
- TheLoafOfBread 4y agoYes, 6G network, which is kind of odd considering that 5G did not even rolled out yet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6G_(network) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6G_(network)
- throw101010 4y ago5G did not roll out where? Plenty of locations have good 5G coverage on this planet, at a scale many would deem as a roll out. If you refer to the USA it has not been a model for rolling out new telecom infrastructure for a long time as far as I know.
- LoganDark 4y agoThe USA isn't really a model for any kind of infrastructure honestly. Not just telecom: broadband, electrical...
- dougmwne 4y agoLaunching next year, depending on if the starship is flying by then. That’s a big if. V2 sat is too large to put on a Falcon.
- perihelions 4y agoI believe that's no longer the case, https://old.reddit.com/r/Starlink/comments/wt9nsm/starlink_v2_satellites_to_be_deployed_in_a/ https://old.reddit.com/r/Starlink/comments/wt9nsm/starlink_v... ("Starlink V2 Satellites to be deployed in a downsized form to be used by Falcon 9...")
- TimSchumann 4y agoI'm very skeptical of anything Elon says on twitter with regards to timelines or capability of anything he's building. My view on this 'announcement' is -- Possible? Yes. Economical at scale? Likely not. Even Starlink V1 has essentially become 'Pay us 2500 USD up front and 500 a month to get access now'. I question the viability of adding cellphone levels of users to a network like this, from not only an economic standpoint, but a physics/bandwidth standpoint on the EM spectrum. Would love to be proven wrong on this.
- omarforgotpwd 4y agoThere are two other companies working on satellite based cellular service. One of them is publicly traded. Starlink costs $500 for the hardware and $99 a month. I think the pricing you are referring to is for a higher tier professional service (I.e. a school vs a single house)
- TimSchumann 4y agohttps://www.starlink.com/business https://www.starlink.com/business From their own website, also currently the only way to ‘buy it now’ so to speak. Also the only way to get the main benefit of Starlink, internet service independent of geographic location. The pricing you’re referring to is a waitlist for ? period of time for a vast majority of the US population, at least last I checked. Waitlists are not a product, they’re marketing.
- omarforgotpwd 4y agoAs someone who has a Starlink dish at this price point, I can assure you that it's a real product. The reason why there is a waitlist is to avoid over-saturating the bandwidth in a small area. If your area does not have a lot of users, you can sign up right away. Similarly if you order Starlink for EVs you do not have to wait. https://www.starlink.com/rv https://www.starlink.com/rv
- rlt 4y agoStarlink is providing broadband internet to more than half a million customers. That’s a product. Everywhere except the southeast US is available now: https://www.starlink.com/map https://www.starlink.com/map Even in that region you can buy the RV product which is deprioritized but maybe better than some peoples’ alternatives.