Elon Musk: 'At some point, Starlink will deliver a majority of the world's internet,' but that promise hinges on launching thousands more next-gen satellites and the massive Starship working as promised
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The claim that Starlink could serve most of the world’s internet is really a statement about launch cadence and Starship reliability — not current coverage. If your business depends on connectivity in hard-to-serve regions, treat LEO constellations as a strategic hedge and track actual satellite deployment, not just rhetoric.
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