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Starlink is now available in Ecuador

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1641207206518616066

Starlink ahora esta disponible en El Salvador

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1646260782940975104

Starlink standard model ground stations are now available for sale at Home Depot in the United States for $600.

(Dec 20, 2022 03:18 AM)Yazata Wrote: [ -> ]Starlink has passed 1 million active users

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1604872936976154624

It's passed 1.5 million. 50% growth in less than 5 months!

https://twitter.com/Starlink/status/1654673695007457280

Starlink has only been active in Australia for about 18 months and it's said to be "absolutely smashing" the Australian government-run "national broadband network", particularly in poorly served regional areas.

https://www.skynews.com.au/opinion/sharr...9de1cee950

https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-0.../102271368

Space youtuber Marcus House (a resident of Tasmania) says that "SpaceX is totally changing the world here".

The Australian federal government says that it has convened a committee to study the situation, which must have Elon Musk absolutely terrified.

(May 6, 2023 06:21 AM)Yazata Wrote: [ -> ]

(Dec 20, 2022 03:18 AM)Yazata Wrote: [ -> ]Starlink has passed 1 million active users

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1604872936976154624

It's passed 1.5 million. 50% growth in less than 5 months!

https://twitter.com/Starlink/status/1654673695007457280

Starlink has passed 2 million users, up another 500,000 in less than five months once again.

https://twitter.com/SawyerMerritt/status...4771824858

Starlink is now available in Zambia

https://twitter.com/Starlink/status/1709941836331286984

Starlink's Direct to Cell webpage has just appeared.

They say text will roll out in 2024. Voice and data in 2025.

The plan was initially announced with T-mobile in the US, but they said foreign companies were welcome to join up. As of now they have Rogers in Canada, KDDI in Japan, Optus in Australia, and several others. It will work with existing phones, won't require any special antennas or any special apps. Just use your phone as normal and if a Starlink provides the best signal, the phone will default to that. Might not happen in urban and suburban areas with good cell coverage, but cell phone service in the remote Australian Outback will be great for the people out there. Up in arctic Canada too. Many rural areas with poor if any cell coverage will benefit.

https://direct.starlink.com/

SpaceX graphics

That would be awesome!

Good report on Starlink from CNBC. It's actually quite objective and balanced.