Changes may be in store for SpaceX’s
Musk made the statement in a
Still, exiting beta usually signals that a service is stable and ready for a wider rollout. Starlink is currently serving 100,000 users across a dozen countries, including the U.S. However, the system has a backlog of over 500,000 users still waiting to try out the satellite broadband service.
One problem facing the service is that the ground-based satellite dishes necessary to connect to the Starlink network have been expensive to manufacture. The company currently produces about 5,000 Starlink dishes each week, meaning it would take two years to fulfill the current backlog of users.
Fortunately, SpaceX is preparing to
The ending of the beta may also signal speed increases for the service. The official Starlink
In addition, the latency for Starlink is going to drop under 20 milliseconds, making it capable of competitive gaming, Musk has