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Starlink, Elon Musk’s Company, and SpaceX’s Internet Company Prepare to Enter the Brazilian Market; Equipment Has Already Been Approved by Anatel

Written by Valdemar Medeiros
Published on 26/05/2021 at 10:00
Updated on 26/05/2021 at 10:09
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Ilustração da constelação Starlink ao redor da Terra. Fonte: SpaceX
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The aerospace company SpaceX, founded by the famous Elon Musk, carried out installations and orbital launches, expanding the reach of Starlink, a satellite internet provider owned by the entrepreneur, which could soon become literally mobile, allowing internet access from anywhere. Anatel authenticated two of the company’s antennas.

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Despite this news from Elon Musk not having officially arrived in Brazilian territory yet, the Starlink internet company is already preparing to enter the national market. The National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) has authorized two satellite antennas from the company, which will be installed at the provider’s ground stations, potentially arriving in the country in testing phases as early as the last semester of this year. Two versions of the Gateway V3 antenna were certified by Anatel, with the only difference being the frequency of their operations.

The equipment was classified by Anatel as a transceiver for ground stations. The certification issued by Anatel for the antenna shows that it operates in the Ku band and has a transmission capacity of up to 4 Gb/s.

Anatel’s certification regarding the equipment is just the first step for Elon Musk’s company to arrive in Brazil, however, it will still be necessary for Starlink to apply for Anatel certification for the antennas to be installed in customers’ homes.

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Approximately 1,600 satellites have been launched into space, and over 10,000 subscribers are part of the testing phase of Starkink and SpaceX in six countries. Pre-orders have already surpassed half a million requests in Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, the United States, Mexico, and Australia.

In Brazil, although the beta will only arrive at the end of this semester, it is already possible to order the installation of Starlink with SpaceX. To register, a fee of US$ 99 will be required and the purchase of the router and antenna kit, priced at US$ 499. SpaceX mentioned that Starlink’s internet is expected to reach speeds of 50 Mb/s to 150 Mb/s, with ping times of 20 ms to a maximum of 40 ms.

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The billionaire’s company providing space services, SpaceX, was founded in 2002 with the mission of reducing space transportation costs. It was the first private company to send a space shuttle into orbit in 2010 and also the first to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2012.

Valdemar Medeiros

Graduated in Journalism and Marketing, he is the author of over 20,000 articles that have reached millions of readers in Brazil and abroad. He has written for brands and media outlets such as 99, Natura, O Boticário, CPG – Click Petróleo e Gás, Agência Raccon, among others. A specialist in the Automotive Industry, Technology, Careers (employability and courses), Economy, and other topics. For contact and editorial suggestions: valdemarmedeiros4@gmail.com. We do not accept resumes!

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