There are already 10,000 people using Elon Musk’s space internet service

SpaceX company said that their space internet service now has more than 10,000 users

SpaceX company said that their Starlink satellite internet service now has more than 10,000 users

SpaceX started the beta program last October. The service costs $99/month and users have to pay an additional $499 initial fee, which includes a set of Starlink terminals and a Wi-Fi router

This is an ambitious project. SpaceX wants to build an internet by connecting thousands of satellites together to provide high-speed internet to users from anywhere in the world.

“Starlink’s performance isn’t theoretical or experimental… it’s evolving very quickly over time even though it’s only in beta”, that’s part of what SpaceX wrote in a filing with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). In October, Elon Musk’s company started a public test program of this service for $ 99 per month, in addition to users having to pay an additional $ 499 for initial supplies such as Wifi routers and devices. terminal receiver to connect to the satellite.

Currently, this service is only available to people in a few regions such as North America, Canada and the UK. To be able to say 10,000 users in this very early stage is a very important step for SpaceX. Just two years ago, when the FCC allowed SpaceX to launch this service, it has now become a reality. The company continues to aim to put 4425 satellites into operation in the coming 2024. On February 4, they also launched another 60 satellites into space to further expand the scale of this project. The FCC also gave SpaceX nearly $900 million to fund a program to bring high-speed internet to rural areas of the United States.

Currently, according to the information provided by SpaceX, the Starlink service can provide internet with speeds equal to, or even exceeding 100/20Mbps for individual users, the latency maintained at less than 31ms. Starlink is filing a petition with the FCC to be designated a “Qualified Telecommunications Provider” by the agency, so it can serve areas such as Alabama, Connecticut, Tennessee, and Virginia. So far, SpaceX has launched more than 1000 Starlink satellites into orbit, the next launch is expected to take place in a few days only.

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