SpaceX Starlink to offer speeds of up to one gigabit per second

X is w inching closer to its goal of providing broband from with its internet connectivity constellation, Starlink. company is preparing for a beta test later this year before a wide rollout and has also updated its website on big project.

Steve Jurvetson, X board director, recently posted a tweet stating that he has alrey tried firm’s satellite internet service. Jurvetson actually went to company's hequarters to establish a terminal that helped him connect to overhe satellites. He also shared a picture of a device detecting five Starlink Wifi networks.

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Elon Musk, X founder and CEO, has revealed that company requires close to 400 Starlink satellites to be able to offer mir cover and 800 satellites for moderate cover. initial Starlink mega-constellation has been planned for a total of 12,000 satellites, which is still far from end. In late May, company recently applied to Federal Communications Commission for deploying as many as 30,000 Starlink satellites.

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X Starlink has 540 satellites in

company's recent X launch took 58 Starlink broband satellites into which takes Starlink constellation up to 540 satellites in orbit to date. It is biggest constellation in orbit.

number is eugh for company to start inviting people to apply and become beta testers for its internet project. Users are simply requested to fill out a form with ir email dress and zip code that will provide m with all latest updates on Starlink news and service availability in ir area. It also allows prospective customers to get all updates and gain access to a public beta test of Starlink service.

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X Starlink internet speed

As confirmed by company, Starlink will be able to provide speeds of up to a gigabit per second with latencies ranging from 25 milliseconds to 35 milliseconds. Elon Musk has previously stated that it has been designed to run real-time, competitive video games.

HughesNet, which is kwn as grandpa of satellite Internet, is largest service of its kind and provides downlo speeds of up to 25Mbps and uplo speeds of up to 3Mbps. X hasn't revealed any details on its uplo speeds, however, it is expected to be far slower than 1Gbps downlo speed that it promises.

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