Elon Musk’s SpaceX is expanding its satellite Internet unit’s foray into in-flight WiFi services with the rollout of Starlink Aviation on Wednesday, allowing customers up to $150,000 (roughly Rs. Airplane antenna is being offered.
starlink, SpaceXThe growing network of thousands of internet satellitesCustomers seeking broadband internet on private jets will charge between $12,500 (approximately Rs 10.3 lakh) to $25,000 (approximately Rs 20.7 lakh) for the service on top of a one-time $150,000 hardware cost, the company said on its own. Told Website,
Starlink Aviation will start delivering the terminals in mid-2023, it said on its website, requiring a payment of $5,000 (about Rs 4.1 lakh) for reservations. Added to this is that each terminal can deliver up to 350Mbps, fast enough for video calls and online gaming,
Low manufacturing companiesEarth Orbiting satellite networks that broadcast broadband Internet, such as SpaceX’s Starlink and UK-backed satellite operator OneWeb, are racing to court airlines and private jet services in a market dominated by companies such as Inmarsat and its rival ViaSat, which merged. are planning to do.
OneWeb on Tuesday announced a deal with in-flight broadband giant Panasonic Avionics to provide service to some 70 airlines to try and sell OneWeb’s broadband service to airlines by mid-2023.
Britain’s competition regulator last week referred Viasat’s planned acquisition of rival Inmarsat for a thorough investigation over concerns that the alliance could disrupt new competition in the aviation connectivity market and increase prices for airlines’ on-board Wi-Fi. can increase.
SpaceX plans to offer Starlink Internet connectivity for Hawaiian Airlines planes next year. The company provides service for marine customers and RVs, and already thousands of individual consumers are paying $110 (about Rs 9,100) with a $599 (about Rs 49,700) terminal.
In other news, Elon Musk said Tuesday that SpaceX’s Starlink services have not received any funding from the US Department of Defense. The statement comes a day after reports that the Pentagon was considering paying for the Starlink satellite network in war-torn Ukraine. According to Musk’s tweet, SpaceX is losing about $20 million a month (about Rs 165 crore) from unpaid service and costs related to security measures for cyber security.
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