"Starlink" is a high -speed Internet from low orbit provided by SPACEX.Here, the introduction of a faster and more expensive plan was announced.
"Starlink Premium" achieves communication speed between 150 to 500Mbps, which is much faster than the standard plan 50-250 Mbps.In addition, the upload speed is doubled to 20-40Mbps.The communication lag (delay) is the industry's highest level of 20-40 ms (milliseconds), approaching the broadband Internet on the "ground" 12 to 37 ms.
"Starlink Premium has more than twice the antenna capacity of normal Starlink and provides high -speed and high throughput to users who want higher levels, including companies," explained on the company's website.
I am grateful for the larger and higher -performance antenna upgrade, but the price will rise significantly.In the standard plan, the antenna (also popular with cats) antennas (about 57,000 yen) and the monthly fee of $ 99 (about 11,000 yen), but the Starlink Premium has an antenna (about 290,000 yen.) And the monthly fee is $ 500 (about 58,000 yen).This is quite expensive compared to the terrestrial Internet (2Gbps and 5Gbps for AT & T, $ 110 per month, respectively).
From this price range, it is clear that Starlink Premium is for small offices, stores, and heavy users.In other words, the target is the wealthy people in remote areas where corporate users and wired Internet cannot be used.
Starlink Premium not only has a fast communication speed, but also has excellent performance in "harsh weather conditions".In addition, users can receive 24 hours and 356 VIP support.
Space X is currently accepting reservations for Starlink Premium and will provide the first unit in the second quarter of this year (April to June).On the other hand, the company has postponed the delivery date of the normal plan due to lack of chips (from mid -2021 to 2022) and distributes an apology email.
Starlink, one of the categories of Space X, has already launched 2,000 artificial satellites, and the FCC (Federal Communications Committee) has approved about 12,000 launches.Eventually, we plan to add 30,000 aircraft and continue to cover the whole world, including remote areas.Leading Space X announced last August that Starlink has shipped 100,000 satellite antennas to 14 customers.