Elon Musk Just Announced That Starlink Will Go Global in Five Weeks
Today, during a keynote speech Elon Musk gave at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, the SpaceX CEO announced a major update on the rollout timeline for his low-Earth orbit high-speed broadband internet service, Starlink.
"In August we should have global connectivity in everywhere except the poles," Musk said during the MWC keynote. This means that the launch is nearly ready, and it's coming at least one month sooner than we thought. Last week, company President Gwynne Shotwell stated that Starlink would go global this September, but it seems the deadline has just moved up a few weeks.
"You can think of Starlink as filling in the gaps between 5G and fiber," added Musk, "really getting to the most difficult to reach three or five percent" of people in need of high-speed broadband internet. "We'll have 500,000 users within 12 months. It's growing rapidly, and we're continuing to [roll out] the user terminal."
But how affordable is it for individuals? Getting a Starlink dish will cost about $500. And Musk noted that monthly subscriptions will be "the same price all over the world," excluding taxes. "We're taking into account exchange rates [...] it's about $100 per month," he said.
