MAHMOUD BENNETT: ELON MUSK’S SATELLITE INTERNET SYSTEM CAN NOW BEAM HIGH SPEED INTERNET INTO MOVING VEHICLES
THE FCC GRANTING SPACE X APPROVAL TO EXPAND ITS STARLINK SERVICE TO PLANES, SHIPS AND TRUCKS
THAT GREEN LIGHT COULD MEAN A MASSIVE EXPANSION IN RELIABLE INTERNET ACCESS ON THE GO – HERE’S WHY
SPACEX CURRENTLY HAS MORE THAN 2400 WORKING STARLINK SATELLITES IN ORBIT – SERVING NEARLY HALF A MILLION CUSTOMERS
THE SYSTEM USES A CONSTELLATION OF SATELLITES IN ORBIT WHICH BEAM TO TERMINALS ON THE GROUND – IT’S DESIGNED TO REACH REMOTE LOCATIONS WITH BAD OR UNRELIABLE INTERNET CONNECTIONS
THE SERVICE IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN SOME REGIONS OF THE WORLD
AND WHILE CRITICS SAY THESE FLOATING SATELLITES POSE A THREAT TO ASTRONOMY – SPACEX IS PUSHING THEIR GOAL TO GO GLOBAL – SIGNING THEIR FIRST DEAL WITH A MAJOR U.S. AIRLINE TO OFFER FREE WIFI IN FLIGHT
U.S. APPROVAL OPENS UP THE DOOR FOR SPACE-X TO PURSUE MORE PARTNERSHIPS WITH PRIVATE COMPANIES.