We note
Starlink (Elon Musk) this week is finally ramping up its
"space internet" for the
rural home or remote workplace across the US, UK and elsewhere.
You can now buy 50-150Mbps of home
Wi-Fi for roughly US$120 a month (in a beta trial) in the UK.
Starlink wants to
beam internet data to not just your home, but eventually your boat, plane, truck or moving
car.
If Starlink delivers
satellite Wi-Fi (by laser) to your
fixed home or
portable car, will it ever go
mobile in your smartphone?
The answer is yes and no.
Yes, you can connect your smartphone to the Wi-Fi signal beamed down from Starlink to a home satellite dish
No, that satellite dish (receiver) today is roughly the size of a large pizza and will not be miniaturized to the size of a thumbnail (inside a phone) for perhaps a decade or more.
So -- for now -- Starlink "space internet" is a
home or
car play.
Smartphone makers can rest easy.