VSAT bandwidth prices

Starlink specs and IPO Unlike other satellite internet providers, Starlink’s LEO satellites promise to offer low-latency broadband speeds regardless of where you are. While Starlink was first boasting speeds of 1 Gbps, it’s since upped that target to 10 Gbps .

Instead of being the size of a garbage truck, costing as much as $400 million, satellites now are often no larger than a microwave or even a loaf of bread. They cost a fraction of their predecessors, as little as $1 million or less , and can be mass-produced in factories, or in some cases a garage or college classroom.

Internet via satellite phone For many years satellite phones have been able to connect to the Internet. Bandwidth varies from about 2400 bit/s for Iridium network satellites and ACeS based phones to 15 kbit/s upstream and 60 kbit/s downstream for Thuraya handsets .