Musk originally planned to launch Starlink satellites in November 2027.
Benefiting from the booming commercial aviation sector, Starlink satellites had already been launched by the end of 2025.
By the end of 2026, this number had become [number].
Starlink has covered all regions of the entire planet, from the North Pole to the South Pole, from the Sahara Desert to Mount Everest, where Starlink satellite communication services are available.
In terms of internet speed, Starlink's transmission speed is only a few thousandths of 5G, with an effect similar to 4G.
The technical principle behind Starlink satellites enabling network transmission is quite simple.
One of the most important indicators of network communication is traffic density; 5G can provide 100 Tbps of bandwidth per square kilometer.
It relies on a large number of base stations for protection.
If you feel that 5G is similar to 4G when using it, and you don't experience the advantages of 5G.
This is because there aren't enough 5G base stations around you.
Each 5G base station built by China can provide 15Gbps of bandwidth, while each satellite in the Starlink project provides 20Gbps.
If we compare them individually, a single Starlink satellite is more effective than a base station, but the problem is that the two are not comparable in terms of quantity.
By 2022, China had built nearly 1.6 million 5G base stations.
This will continue to increase in the future based on demand.
The Starlink project only has 1,000 satellites completed.
In other words, in terms of hardware quantity alone, Starlink is only one-thousandth of 5G.
However, the most crucial aspect of Starlink is its application in uninhabited areas.
In uninhabited areas, you can't build base stations there, but Starlink can achieve 4G network speed signal transmission.
At least for live streaming, it's more than enough.
In other words, from a 2020 technological perspective, wilderness live streaming seems unrealistic.
Where does the internet come from in the wilderness?
However, by 2026, Starlink satellites in orbit around Earth will be continuously providing communication services to areas without base stations.
Wilderness live streams have become quite popular channels, fully showcasing human curiosity.
Although the price of 100 yuan per month is a bit expensive for ordinary people.
However, this price is too cheap for companies operating in uninhabited areas.
Meanwhile, for hardcore bloggers who do wilderness live streaming, they earn far more than 100 yuan from their live streams.
Its applications in emergency communications, disaster relief response, and military use are considerable.
Of course, the military applications here only refer to communication in extreme situations. Claims online that Starlink satellites can intercept nuclear warheads are pure boasting.
Starlink is still a very, very long way from achieving this; it's practically unrealistic.
Moreover, from a business perspective, this thing doesn't make money.
Because the cost is too high, the installation fee is 500 yuan per meter, and the monthly usage fee is 100 yuan per meter.
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