SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet continues to expand, with the company noting on Wednesday its portable RV service has reached 100,000 customers.
“Starlink for RVs now has over 100,000 customers! Access high-speed, low-latency internet on an as-needed basis anywhere Starlink provides active coverage,” said SpaceX.
CEO Elon Musk later added, “We might need a different name, as this is basically just Starlink with roaming capability, so you can take your terminal anywhere.”
We might need a different name, as this is basically just Starlink with roaming capability, so you can take your terminal anywhere. https://t.co/gnH0YPPVOS
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 12, 2022
On Monday, SpaceX announced Starlink had launched in Japan, marking the first country in Asia to gain the satellite internet service. SpaceX’s service map has been updated to show Starlink as ‘available’ in Japan, while other countries are marked as ‘waitlist.”
Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, Mykhailo Fedorov, said on Wednesday, “Over 100 cruise missiles attacked 🇺🇦 energy and communications infrastructure. But with Starlink we quickly restored the connection in critical areas. Starlink continues to be an essential part of critical infrastructure.”
Elon Musk replied to Fedorov by saying, “You’re most welcome. Glad to support Ukraine.”
Musk previously revealed SpaceX has paid $80 million to send Starlink kits to Ukraine, and costs are expected to hit $100 million by the end of the year. To date, 25,000 Starlink kits have been sent to Ukraine, which remains under invasion from Russia.
