The high-tech network provides fast, reliable service to those at sea.
receives consistent download speeds of 150 to 200 mbps, according to Clarke, compared to the maximum 80 mbps with, the yacht’s other provider. Starlink also costs “$5,000 per month compared to $10,000,” for Viasat, he says, adding that fast, reliable internet service has become a necessity on the largest charter yachts as “many clients conduct business on board, and we’ve even had children doing home-schooling.
Starlink said that its system will withstand “extreme cold, heat, hail, sleet, heavy rain and gale force winds,” while the position of its Low Earth Orbit satellite network has some advantages over competitors in the much higher-flying GEO networks, which typically orbit at an altitude of 22,000 miles above Earth. LEO satellites fly at a much faster pace because of their proximity to Earth and provide faster connectivity.
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