Starlink, the satellite project that seeks to create a global high-speed broadband internet network to the places where access has been difficultexpensive or totally absent, will also operate in Ecuador shortly.
The announcement was made by the Minister of Telecommunications, Vianna Mainoduring an interview with the program Point of Order The last friday.
the billionaire Elon Muskfounder and CEO of SpaceX, is in charge of this project.
The first time Musk spoke about this was in 2015; He then said that a constellation of spacecraft in low-Earth orbit could provide much higher data rates with much less lag compared to traditional geosynchronous satellite Internet service providers.
The company has explained that while most satellite internet services come from satellites that orbit about 35,000 kilometers from Earth, the Starlink swarm is much closer, at about 550 kilometers, which gives it it allows to reduce the time it takes for data to travel back and forth between the user and the satellite.
How are satellites kept in orbit?
SpaceX’s goal is to deploy about 30,000 satellites. In 2019 the first 60 were launched and currently it is said that there are about 2,400 orbiting the Earth.
Functioning
These nanosatellites are located at a low Earth orbit so that the connection arrives much faster. To send their signal they need the propagation of electromagnetic waves.
One of the advantages of using satellites is that the construction of infrastructure is avoided.such as cables or towers.
Starlink users will need a kit, configured for a certain geographical area, which will receive the signals through an antenna included in the package. The signals will travel to the router that will be installed at home to be able to use the internet.
plans
Starlink’s basic plan promises a speed of satellite connection at a speed between 50 and 250 Mbpswith a latency between 20 and 40 milliseconds.
The Premium plan, meanwhile, promises speeds of 150Mbps to 500Mbps, with the same latency. Although there will be brief periods without connectivity, the company assures that this will improve as its satellite network increases.
Cost
Despite the fact that the objective is to bring the Internet to all places, the use of this system will be higher, compared to more traditional systems.
For example, the Starlink kit, which includes a router, cables and antenna, It has a cost of 500 dollars, approximately. While the monthly fee for this service is about 100 dollars.
In any case, on the Starlink website it is stated that you can try the service for 30 days and if you are not satisfied, you can return the equipment for a full refund.
Plus, Starlink users can use the same high-speed, low-latency service they have at home and move it to any location for an additional $25 per month.
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Opposition
There are more than 2,100 active satellites in orbit around the Earth, and the possibility of adding 30,000 raises concerns.
Astronomers fear that a part of those constellations spoil telescope observations from the planet.
The second concern is the possibility of creating jams in low Earth orbits, between 1,500 or 2,000 km, which will increase the risk of collisions between satellites. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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