Elon Musk's Starlink to Launch Satellite Internet Services in Bangladesh by 2023

Starlink, Elon Musk's satellite internet service, is expected to launch services in Bangladesh by 2023, according to the official website of Starlink, which is currently accepting pre-orders from Bangladesh.

As stated in an official tweet by SpaceX, Musk's spacecraft company and the producer of Starlink, the broadband service is now available in 32 countries, including some parts of the US, Mexico, Germany, France and Spain.

According to the map posted by Starlink, countries marked 'available' will receive their Starlink installation package immediately. The map also has areas marked 'waitlist' and 'coming soon'.

Bangladesh, along with Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and India, is noted as 'coming soon' on the Starlink map. On Starlink's official website, entering Bangladesh as a pre-order service address costs $99 and states that service would be available in the country in 2023. The disclaimer indicates that availability is subject to regulatory approval and that orders are taken on a first-come, first-served basis in each service region.

Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by SpaceX. It provides satellite Internet access coverage. It's founded and owned by world richest person Elon Musk.

SpaceX intends to provide satellite internet connectivity to underserved areas of the planet, as well as provide competitively priced service in more urbanized areas. The company has stated that the positive cash flow from selling satellite internet services would be necessary to fund their Mars plans. Furthermore, SpaceX has long-term plans to develop and deploy a version of the satellite communication system to serve Mars.

In October 2020, SpaceX launched a paid-for beta service in the U.S. called "Better Than Nothing Beta", charging $499 for a user terminal, with an expected service of "50 Mbps to 150 Mbps and latency from 20 ms to 40 ms over the next several months". From January 2021, the paid-for beta service was extended to other countries, starting with the United Kingdom.

The initial version of Starlink was limited to working within a few miles of the customers' registered address. In April 2021, Musk tweeted that users would be able to move the Starlink unit anywhere by the end of the year after more satellite launches and software updates.

In February 2022, SpaceX announced Starlink Business, a higher performance edition of the service. It provides a larger high-performance antenna and listed speeds of between 150 and 500Mbps, with a cost of $2500 for the antenna and a $500 monthly service fee.