SpaceX Reduces Starlink Prices in Europe, Latin America up to 50%
Numerous customers in Europe received emails from SpaceX last week notifying them about the price cuts. The company also posted the reduced pricing for various countries on Starlink.com. starlink prices
In the UK, the monthly fee for the satellite internet system has dropped(Opens in a new window) from £89 ($105) down to £75 ($88). In Germany, the price has fallen from €99 to €80($80) while In Italy, the cost has been reduced from €99 to €70. However, in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico, the monthly service fee has dropped by about half. Price in France was reduced last month.
In the email(Opens in a new window) sent out to users, SpaceX explains: “The price reduction factors in your local market conditions and is meant to reflect parity in purchasing power across our customers.”
“No action is needed from you,” the email says, noting the price cuts roll out immediately. There’s no mention of reducing broadband quality or imposing high-speed data caps.
US users still must pay a $110 monthly cost
The change is certainly good news for overseas Starlink users. However, the company has yet to bring the price reductions to North America, as far as we can tell. For now, Starlink.com still says US users must pay a $110 monthly cost, plus a $599 one-time hardware fee, to access Starlink.
That said, one user based in Las Vegas said(Opens in a new window) on Reddit they also received an email about their Starlink price dropping to $85 per month. PCMag’s Brian Westover, who’s based in Idaho and installed Starlink earlier this summer, says he has not received any notices about a price drop.
On the downside, SpaceX plans on imposing high-speed data caps for users there through a pilot program set to start in October.
Data caps will kick in if someone uses more than 250GB of data, and if the Starlink network is congested, internet speeds will slow down. Customers will have to pay €10 to receive an additional 100GB in high-speed data.
While SpaceX Starlink seeks telco partners and cuts prices, Inmarsat, Viasat and Mangata ask UK regulator to take a closer look starlink prices
Satellite fleet operators Inmarsat and Viasat Inc. and broadband constellation startup Mangata asked British regulators to think twice before granting SpaceX Starlink’s request to build six new gateway Earth stations.
These companies said SpaceX has not provided sufficient technical detail on how it will avoid interference with other Ka-band broadband networks and operate in an increasingly crowded highway in low Earth orbit.
Starlink currently has a userbase of over 400,000 subscribers worldwide. The company has a network of more than 2,500 satellites in a lower orbit. The service is designed to deliver high-speed internet of up to 100 Mbps to 200 Mbps to customers in rural areas and higher latitudes.
