SpaceX has expanded its Starlink internet service to 'merchant vessels, oil rigs, and premium yachts,' though it doesn't come cheap.
Boat owners will now be able to hook up to SpaceX’s Starlink internet service while sailing the high seas.
Starlink Maritime doesn’t come cheap, though. It requires a one-off $10,000 fee for two high-performance satellite dishes, and then $5,000 per month the 350 Mbps service. For comparison, the regular Starlink service costs $599 for the receiving dish, along with a monthly payment of $110 for the internet.
But the SpaceX chief insisted it’s still “way cheaper and faster than alternatives,” adding that SpaceX had been paying $150,000 per month for “a much worse connection” to the droneships from which web-connected cameras stream footage of the spaceflight company’s Falcon 9 rocket landings. SpaceX shared a map showing Starlink Maritime’s coverage areas. The light blue band indicates current availability, while the darker bands mean the service will begin at the end of this year or early next.
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