Hacker News with Generative AI: Starlink

Starlink is now cheaper than leading internet provider in some African countries (restofworld.org)
Starlink, launched in 2019 by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has become the leading satellite internet provider in the world.

Starlink, Satellite Internet, Africa, Internet Providers, Technology

258 points by impish9208 7 days ago | 218 comments

Airlines, Wi-Fi, Technology, Starlink

67 points by f1shy 12 days ago | 76 comments

Demand for Starlink in Zimbabwe is overwhelming capacity (restofworld.org)
When Alois Kachere decided to order a Starlink kit after the company’s launch in Zimbabwe in September, he hoped to be the first person in his neighborhood to get the high-speed internet terminal.

Starlink, Zimbabwe, Internet, Technology, Demand

85 points by impish9208 36 days ago | 68 comments

Ask HN: Did Google/Alphabet ever try to build a Starlink? (ycombinator.com)
Seems like something like Starlink would have come out of Google/Alphabet, at least at first blush.

Google, Starlink, Satellite Internet, Technology, Business

21 points by govideo 44 days ago | 50 comments

Musk could use the 'Department of Government Efficiency' for self-enrichment (theguardian.com)
Elon Musk, named by Donald Trump to co-lead a commission aimed at reducing the size of the federal government, is poised to undermine funding for rural broadband services to benefit his satellite internet services company, Starlink.

Elon Musk, Politics, Government, Rural Broadband, Starlink

17 points by n1b0m 49 days ago | 17 comments

SpaceX, Starlink, Internet Service, Technology, Business

4 points by bookofjoe 57 days ago | 0 comments

World-First Starlink Service on Boeing 777 Launched by Qatar Airways (smartwithpoints.co.uk)
Qatar Airways has just made aviation history by launching the world's first Starlink-equipped Boeing 777 flight.

Aviation, Technology, Qatar Airways, Starlink

37 points by jackculpan 88 days ago | 71 comments

SpaceX tells FCC it has a plan to make Starlink about 10 times faster (arstechnica.com)
SpaceX is seeking approval for changes to Starlink that the company says will enable gigabit-per-second broadband service.

SpaceX, Starlink, Internet, Broadband, Technology

8 points by pseudolus 94 days ago | 0 comments

Starlink's Hurricane relief offer is not quite as free as advertised (zdnet.com)
It sounded good, but a closer look revealed that SpaceX's Starlink free offer isn't much more than clever marketing.

SpaceX, Starlink, Marketing, Disaster Relief, Internet

10 points by CrankyBear 100 days ago | 5 comments

Elon Musk Claims Subsidizing Starlink Would Have Saved Hurricane Helene Victims (techdirt.com)
I know I’ve argued that not every Elon Musk brain fart warrants its own news cycle, but this one is particularly gross given recent events.

Elon Musk, Starlink, Natural Disasters, Internet Access, Public Policy

6 points by speckx 106 days ago | 10 comments

Russia May Be Fitting Starlink Dishes on Military Drones (pcmag.com)
A Ukrainian media outlet publishes photos of a downed Russian drone that was found next to a destroyed Starlink dish.

Russia, Ukraine, Military Technology, Drones, Starlink

19 points by karp773 113 days ago | 2 comments

Starlink imposes $100 "congestion charge" on new users in parts of US (arstechnica.com)
New Starlink customers have to pay a $100 "congestion charge" in areas where the satellite broadband network has limited capacity.

Starlink, Satellite Internet, Pricing, Technology, Business

20 points by elorant 118 days ago | 14 comments

SpaceX, Starlink, Brazil, Fines, Regulations

45 points by JumpCrisscross 120 days ago | 94 comments

Elon Musk, Starlink, Brazil, Censorship, Social Media

6 points by tosh 135 days ago | 1 comments

Elon Musk, Starlink, Brazil, Satellite Internet, Censorship

8 points by doener 136 days ago | 1 comments