First passenger rail service in the world to adopt Starlink! 🛰️🚆 twitter.com/GoBrightline/s…
We're excited to announce our collaboration with SpaceX's @Starlink to bring cutting-edge satellite technology to our trains, enhancing the guest experience & setting the stage for a better-connected passenger rail service worldwide.Read all about it here bit.ly/3NT3rIf
https://twitter.com/starlink/status/1655976360509329408QuoteFirst passenger rail service in the world to adopt Starlink! 🛰️🚆 twitter.com/GoBrightline/s…twitter.com/gobrightline/status/1655975438932402177QuoteWe're excited to announce our collaboration with SpaceX's @Starlink to bring cutting-edge satellite technology to our trains, enhancing the guest experience & setting the stage for a better-connected passenger rail service worldwide.Read all about it here bit.ly/3NT3rIfhttps://frontend.gobrightline.com/press-room/brightline-becomes-first-train-in-the-world-with-starlink
Starlink is also now available for use while in-motion → starlink.com/mobility
School buses in @CoconinoCounty, Arizona are among the first to use Starlink mobility so students who ride the bus an hour to and from school each day can stay connected and complete their homework 🛰️🚍
Athens-based ship manager Blue Planet has joined the list of Greek operators adding Elon Musk’s Starlink system, having begun the roll-out of the satcom service across its fleet of dry bulk carriers.
“Obviously this is a huge increase compared to traditional VSAT GEO systems and we are happy to offer each of our crewmembers 1GB of free data per week, meaning that it is easier than ever for our seafarers to stay in close contact with their loved ones, which is one of our top priorities.”“Starlink is also much easier to be deployed and installed than other satellite communication platforms – we simply ship all the Starlink antennas to our Rotterdam warehouse and then send them to our fleet around the world to install, without the need for cranes or long delays, as the antenna can be up and running in a few hours.”
Greek cargo ships appear to be implementing Starlink at a good clip. But being ecstatic about only 1 GB of free data per week per crewmember makes me wonder about how bad VSAT must be.
Quote from: RedLineTrain on 05/30/2023 10:58 pmGreek cargo ships appear to be implementing Starlink at a good clip. But being ecstatic about only 1 GB of free data per week per crewmember makes me wonder about how bad VSAT must be.Weird. Seems Blue Planet operates large bulk carries which apparently have around 30 crew (according to google). That'd be 30x4x1GB = 120GB. Way less than the 1TB tier.
Quote from: JayWee on 05/30/2023 11:54 pmQuote from: RedLineTrain on 05/30/2023 10:58 pmGreek cargo ships appear to be implementing Starlink at a good clip. But being ecstatic about only 1 GB of free data per week per crewmember makes me wonder about how bad VSAT must be.Weird. Seems Blue Planet operates large bulk carries which apparently have around 30 crew (according to google). That'd be 30x4x1GB = 120GB. Way less than the 1TB tier.Thats for crew use, don't forget they are going to want to use other data to monitor their own systems.
Starlink is now available in Mozambique! starlink.com/mapAlready this year, Starlink supported educational opportunities in rural regions across the country 🛰️🇲🇿
Starlink set an altitude and speed record for use in-flight during Starship’s first flight test, providing connectivity at 123,600+ feet and while traveling at Mach 1.7! 🛰️🚀
https://twitter.com/starlink/status/1664717672104198147QuoteStarlink set an altitude and speed record for use in-flight during Starship’s first flight test, providing connectivity at 123,600+ feet and while traveling at Mach 1.7! 🛰️🚀Subtle marketing here - the Starship demonstrating that Starlink can provide connectivity for any commercial airliner (which all fly under 123,600 feet and at less than Mach 1.7).
Starlink is now available in Guatemala! 🛰️🇬🇹 → starlink.com/map📷 : @MarcusTuck3
Someone should put up a world map with areas that have Starlink coverage color in.
Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) is pleased to announce that they have entered into a commercial agreement to use Starlink, SpaceX's constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit, to connect AMN's mobile network base stations with high-speed, low-latency broadband services, to serve even in the most remote and rural communities around the world.AMN is committed to its vision of a fully connected world, where no community of any significant size is without telecommunication services for the social, educational and economic benefit of the population. AMN has made significant strides towards this vision, with telecommunication services now accessible by over 10 million people in nearly 4,000 communities across 14 countries in sub-Saharan Africa as a direct result of AMN towers."We are excited to work with AMN on our shared vision of a fully connected world," said Chad Gibbs, SpaceX's Vice President of Starlink Business Operations. "Today's announcement for the first cellular network in Africa to use Starlink for backhaul is an important milestone to provide high-speed connectivity for the first time to millions across the continent, especially those in rural and remote communities."AMN plans to deploy Starlink terminals at sites in Nigeria within 2023 as part of a wider project to connect 700 additional rural communities before the end of the year. AMN currently operates over one thousand sites in Nigeria, and expects to reach two thousand by the end of Q2 2024.