Since Starlink internet became available, thousands of Alaskans have signed up, mounting antennas to fishing boats, cabin roofs and conex containers.
A Starlink satellite internet antenna sits outside a house on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 in Bethel.
The Starlink signal isn’t perfect, they say. Its strength diminishes as more users compete for bandwidth. But it’s also gotten faster and steadier as SpaceX has added satellites to the system. The corporation in recent months began purchasing Starlink systems for 450 shareholder households, many in the region, in a program meant to close the digital divide there, Gusty said.
She said the cut to the fiber cable in northern Alaska shows that it’s important to have multiple internet sources. “This effectively gave control of an express train to constantly deliver satellites to space, sometimes dozens at a time,”SpaceX now has more than 4,500 satellites in operation, accounting for 53% of the active units in orbit, the article said.
Starlink users say the Starlink system is fairly easy to install themselves, though some have hired Anchorage-based company Microcom, a distributor of Starlink gear, for that task. State emergency responders employ Starlink to feed real-time drone footage of disasters to coordinators in city offices, such as in the recent Mendenhall River flooding in Juneau and a wash-out along the Dalton Highway, he said.An enthusiastic welcome in Bethel
“There are times when the speed slows down, or it will drop for a few seconds here or there, but overall it is the most consistent way to play online video games in Alaska,” he said. That includes updated weather reports, repair manuals and possibly life-saving medical information, he said. “This school year will be the first year that we use it as our primary connection with our old connection as a failover so we can see how it holds up under load,” said Cook from Thorne Bay. He said prior to Starlink, the only internet option was Hughesnet.
“Fiber is really the gold standard in terms of connectivity, but Starlink is certain to continue to improve its service in the coming months and years,” she said. “It may be a strong solution for a number of remote customers.”
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