SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service has now rolled out to over 100 countries, according to Starlink’s availability map. The hardware can ship “immediately” to areas where the service is available.
A map shared by Elon Musk’s space company shows that Starlink is available in much of the US, Europe, South America, Africa and Southeast Asia. Many of the remaining countries and areas show availability coming in 2025 pending regulatory approval and capacity constraints. Cities in the US, including Seattle, Portland, San Diego and Austin, are currently marked as “sold out.”
Starlink raised its prices last year, jumping to $120 per month, up from the original rate of $99. The one-time hardware fee for Starlink’s satellite dish dropped to $349, from a one-time high of $599.
The service, which has been available since fall 2020, offers the promise of higher speeds and lower latency than other satellite providers. After a few years of launches, the company has amassed a constellation of more than 7,000 low Earth orbit satellites.
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