Quote from: DreamyPickle on 08/28/2022 07:20 amThe fact that they're cutting prices and that there is no wait list anywhere in Europe means that it's not selling well at all.Which makes a whole lot of sense - Europe has high population density and excellent wired infrastructure so there are cheaper alternatives nearly everywhere.Is the suggestion that this is a surprise or somehow a disappointment? This was always known and emphasised - that Starlink is meant for rural areas without broadband coverage.In geographically smaller, more developed countries the demand will obviously be lower.The price drops are because the satellites are experiencing effective “dead time” when they are travelling over areas without large subscriber numbers. So in these areas any additional revenue will come with very little additional cost to SpaceX, as the satellites have excess capacity. As opposed to the US where those same satellites experience much more demand congestion.So almost any additional revenue they can tap from these low demand parts of the globe go straight to the profit line (roughly speaking).
The fact that they're cutting prices and that there is no wait list anywhere in Europe means that it's not selling well at all.Which makes a whole lot of sense - Europe has high population density and excellent wired infrastructure so there are cheaper alternatives nearly everywhere.
Among the Ukrainian military, Elon Musk, the richest tech entrepreneur in the U.S., is often half-jokingly referred to as “Saint Elon.” The reason is Starlink, Musk’s satellite communication system that keeps many Ukrainians, most importantly the military, online despite power outages and Russia’s attacks on the country's internet infrastructure.Starlink allows access to the internet even during power outages or in the absence of other internet infrastructure. It is also more secure than other types of communication: Experts say that it’s nearly impossible for Russian troops to intercept.It is also easy to use – it takes Ukrainian soldiers just up to 20 minutes to install a Starlink dish and connect to satellite internet, according to Eugene, a drone operator from Kharkiv. He declined to give his last name for security reasons.
Starlink Maritime has been deployed on the world’s most Instagrammed superyacht, Motor Yacht Loon. Loon has an Instagram following of almost 62,000 followers at the time of this article. I spoke with Loon’s captain, Paul Clarke and he shared his experience with Starlink Maritime with Teslarati.<snip>The speeds, he said, are consistently in the 150-200 Mbps and he only pays $5,000 per month which is a lot less expensive than his previous internet service provider.“Previously we had Viasat which we considered good with speeds of around 40-80Mbs for $10,000 per month and about $50,000 in equipment.”
We’ve had some promising conversations with Apple about Starlink connectivity. iPhone team is obv super smart.For sure, closing link from space to phone will work best if phone software & hardware adapt to space-based signals vs Starlink purely emulating cell tower.
JSX currently has two aircraft flying with the Starlink hardware on board. The systems are online for testing, but not available yet to passengers. At least one of the fitted aircraft does not appear to be flying regular scheduled service yet.Wilcox expects that the system will come online for passengers in October. The carrier will also unveil a special livery to celebrate the project in November.With just a couple dozen planes active, and an install time of two or three days each, JSX anticipates the full fleet will be connected before the end of the year.
JSX details Starlink aircraft activation plansQuote from: paxex.aeroJSX currently has two aircraft flying with the Starlink hardware on board. The systems are online for testing, but not available yet to passengers. At least one of the fitted aircraft does not appear to be flying regular scheduled service yet.Wilcox expects that the system will come online for passengers in October. The carrier will also unveil a special livery to celebrate the project in November.With just a couple dozen planes active, and an install time of two or three days each, JSX anticipates the full fleet will be connected before the end of the year.
Starlink Business is now available in France, Germany, Italy, and the UK
What’s the status of ocean coverage at the moment? What percentage of Starlink sats now have laser links, and how many actually need laser links before a rudimentary network can cover most of the ocean, most of the time?
Starlink is now on all seven continents! In such a remote location like Antarctica, this capability is enabled by Starlink's space laser network
Antarctica is coming! https://twitter.com/NSF/status/1570057199270957056?t=Uh_8uOG3IhZ6sDuUr4cBzw&s=19
Quote from: JayWee on 09/14/2022 03:47 pmAntarctica is coming! McMurdo is at 77 degrees south though, so the quick question is can it reach closer to the south pole for other bases?
Antarctica is coming!
At the pole the maximum elevation of a Starlink sat should be 31.7°.How long an individual satellite will be above the horizon or above 25° is too big a calculation for my envelope*, but at the very least there will be frequent intermittent communications suitable for email and transferring files.*Truthfully, it fit on the envelope, but got an obviously wrong answer.
