SpaceX hopes that Starlink internet service, available in beta in 11 countries, will be able to provide global coverage by this year.
According to Reuters, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell, speaking at a recent Macquarie Group technology conference, indicated that the company has already sent about 1,800 Starlink satellites into space.
Once the equipment is in its operational orbit, it will be able to have permanent global coverage, which is expected to happen in September. However, the responsible stressed that In order for SpaceX to achieve this goal, it first needs regulatory approval from the countries in which it intends to operate.
In February of this year, SpaceX announced in a document submitted to the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that more than 100,000 users have signed up to a beta test program for the Internet service. Back in May, the company announced that their number had risen to 500,000.
In the same month SpaceX announced a partnership with Google in order to use Starlink constellation internet services for business purposes. Google Cloud intends to leverage the network in its cloud services, applications and data, capitalizing on high internet bandwidth and global coverage while optimizing its infrastructure.
Elon Musk’s company will allocate ground stations connected to more than 1,500 already launched satellites to the data centers of the giant Mountain Vew to provide secure, low-latency connections. In this sense, Google intends to connect businesses and consumers to the cloud and the Internet, providing access to any mission-critical application from anywhere.
Remember also that this year SpaceX announces its Starlink mobility ambitionsso that his internet service can be used in large vehicles, boats and planes, and Elon Musk reported that Starlink could be fully mobile by the end of 2021…
