OUR SpaceX revealed in May this year the new internet ‘Starlink for caravans‘, allowing the user to install an antenna and connect to the Internet in their car while it was parked. But now the company Elon Musk announced that it will improve this plan, hoping that later this year, users have access to the network while driving.

Starlink internet on the go

Through an official publication in his twitter, the company said that users will soon be able to enjoy “low-latency, high-speed internet while on the go!” In his official message, the operator stated that all users of the service with an antenna Starlink Flat High Performance for cars will receive support for the new update.

It is worth noting that this special antenna Starlink for caravans The base model sells for $599, but the “High Performance” model costs $2,500. OUR SpaceX expects this new network to be available from December 2022 and claims the antenna is weather resistant and designed to be permanently installed in a vehicle.

In addition to the high cost of a new high performance antenna, anyone interested in using Elon Musk still have to pay a monthly fee of $135. However, as stated in edgethis car service does not have priority in network usage, so users who pay the new antenna will be given no priority over those who subscribe to the regular Starlink networkwhich means they can get a very slow network in areas with a lot of subscribers.

Credits: SpaceX Disclosure

Plan to offer Starlink internet on aircraft

This new network, which supports mobile users, was tested by the company for several years, but only this year the US Federal Communications Commission allowed it to work. noting this, musk pointed out that his new internet plan working on “any moving earth object“.

While the focus remains on networking for cars and motorhomes, the idea SpaceX suggest a network in the future starlink en route for a range of other services, such as airlines that can implement on their aircraft:

SpaceX wants to put Starlink Aviation Internet at 350 Mbps on planes
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Via: The Verge Source: SpaceX

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