Benton Institute for Broadband and Society posted a nice primer on Starlink…
Starlink is all over the broadband news lately. The SpaceX-owned broadband provider has come a long way since it first launched 60 satellites in May 2019. Today, SpaceX has more than 10,000 satellites in orbit and has received regulatory approval to grow the fleet to 15,000. The company reports over 9 million direct subscribers globally (2.7 million in the U. S. alone), a number experts think is poised to grow exponentially in the coming years. In a recent SEC filing, Starlink claimed it can reach 3.3 billion potential users now.
The article goes on to address the following topics:
- How Starlink Works
- Advantages of Starlink
- Disadvantages of Starlink
- The Questions Facing Policymakers
- Where We’re Going