Elon Musk announced via a series of tweets (of course) that SpaceX has shipped 100,000 terminals for its Starlink satellite internet service in 14 countries, with the aim to “serve Earth soon.” That implies the service has gained an additional 10,000 users in less than a month—and fully global service hasn’t even rolled out yet.

Starlink’s goal is to deliver high-speed internet to rural areas, where broadband is extremely hard to come by. It differs from other satellite internet providers in that its strategy is to launch thousands of low-orbit satellites. Currently, SpaceX has deployed roughly 1,800 satellites, with the ultimate goal of 42,000 of these things floating around Earth by mid-2027. The benefit of these low-orbit satellites is that they have lower latency, which makes Starlink a viable alternative to 5G and fiber in remote areas.

https://gizmodo.com/spacexs-starlink-has-already-shipped-100-000-terminals-1847545725