Those who live on the air bridge know how internet access is still restricted these days. Nonetheless, the satellite company SpaceX, do magnata Elon Musk, is taking the first steps to change this scenario. Em 2023, Selected planes will have access to the company's internet services, today called Starlink Aviation.
The new feature will allow passengers on a select group of aircraft to make video calls and play online games at any time during their trip.. At the moment, most connecting flights offer around 10 Mbps, allowing connection only to the air-ground system, i.e., while the aircraft flies over the earth.
The company explained how SpaceX technologies will contribute to this level of connection. “How satellites are moving in low Earth orbit, There are always satellites above or nearby to provide a strong signal in high latitudes and polar regions, unlike geostationary satellites”, SpaceX spoke out.
Internet of 350 Mbps
The Starlink service will provide internet up to 350 Mbps uninterruptedly. I.e, coverage will be sufficient for all phases of the onboard experience, like taxiing, take-off, flight over land and sea and landing. Nonetheless, It is normal for internet speed to change depending on the number of users connected..
A test flight has already been carried out with the company JFX, pointing out that Starlink guarantees a speed of up to 100 Mbps on board the aircraft. For this reason, the company's CEO, Alex Wilcox, stated that it intends to install Starlink internet at the end of this year.
Starlink is receiving funding
In addition to the speed and quality of the internet during flights, Musk's proposal for Starlink goes further. The objective is to expand access to broadband among the entire population. For that, the company is open to receiving donations to finance services in needy and remote places.
The first donation was made by fintech Chipper Cash to finance the Starlink internet service in schools and hospitals in Uganda. From that, Elon Musk spoke out on Twitter asking if other people intended to contribute donations to the project.
As the publication received a lot of engagement and acceptance, then, the owner of SpaceX made another tweet confirming that the company would add the option for Starlink to receive donations from the general population.
