SpaceX rolls out Starlink internet service for private Jet | World news
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is expanding its satellite internet to in-flight WiFi services with Wednesday’s rollout of Starlink Aviation, offering customers a $150,000 aircraft antenna amid mounting competition for air connectivity.
Starlink, SpaceX’s growing network of thousands of internet satellites, will charge customers looking for broadband internet on private planes between $12,500 and $25,000 per month for the service, on top of a one-time $150,000 equipment fee. , the company said on its website.
Starlink Aviation will begin delivering the terminals in mid-2023, it said on its website, with reservations requiring a $5,000 down payment. It adds each terminal can deliver up to 350 Mbps, fast enough for video calls and online gaming.
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Companies building low-Earth satellite networks spreading the Internet, such as SpaceX’s Starlink and British-backed satellite operator OneWeb, are racing to court drones and private jet services in the market of it is dominated by companies such as Inmarsat and its rival ViaSat, which it plans to merge.
OneWeb on Tuesday announced an agreement with aerospace giant Panasonic Avionics, which provides service to some 70 airlines, to market and sell OneWeb’s microphone service to airlines by mid-2023.
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Britain’s competition regulator last week referred Viasat’s proposed move to rival Inmarsat for an in-depth investigation over concerns the tie could prevent new competition in the in-flight connectivity market and increase costs for in-flight Wi-Fi. .
SpaceX plans to offer Starlink internet connectivity to Hawaiian flights next year. The company offers service for marine and RV customers, and already has thousands of individual customers paying $110 a month with a $599 terminal.
