Elon Musk-backed Starlink broadband could launch globally by September 2021

Starlink president Gwynne Shotwell noted that the company has deployed 1,800 or so satellites and once all those satellites reach their operational orbit, we will have continuous global coverage.

Elon Musk’s Starlink broadband will be available globally by September 2021, the company president Gwynne Shotwell said on Tuesday. Shotwell acknowledged that Starlink has unfinished regulatory work that the company needs to get approved to provide services in that country. Starlink, which is available for pre-orders in India for $99 is roughly above Rs 7000. Users can check the availability of the service by typing in their city and postal code. "We've successfully deployed 1,800 or so satellites and once all those satellites reach their operational orbit, we will have continuous global coverage, so that should be like September timeframe," Reuters quoted Shotwell who was speaking at a Macquarie Group technology conference via webcast. "But then we have regulatory work to go into every country and get approved to provide telecoms services."