Elon Musk's Starlink Shows Impressive Airline Speeds of About 100Mbps; Is This The Best WiFi in Cosmos?

Elon Musk's Starlink remains a myth in the past since many people do not believe that it can beat the speeds of the current internet services.

There's good news for airline customers: this inflight WiFi can offer about 100 Mbps to the JSX passengers after SpaceX conducted a speed test on it.

SpaceX's High-Speed Internet on JSX Flight

Browsing the internet during a flight seems impossible since some airlines ban the use of electronic gadgets. This is because the devices could easily interfere with the flight equipment.

That's not the case with SpaceX, which has high-speed internet that can deliver 100Mbps from an airplane that's flying 30,000 feet from the ground.

According to a report by Mashable, SpaceX brings its Starlink WiFi to JSX customers. The "hop-on-jet" service provider announced its partnership with Elon Musk's company back in April.

At that time, Musk touted its Starlink internet to be the "best WiFi in the cosmos." It might sound strange at first, but that's how it works for the passengers - uninterrupted web browsing.

JSX is not the only airline that has ties with the space agency. CNBC reported that its service would provide WiFi on Hawaiian Airlines trips four months ago. It will be offered for free to all airline passengers.

Musk saw success in closing deals with Hawaiian and JSX, yet some corporations are skeptical about the plans of the company. Allegedly, Musk reached out to Delta to offer the wireless internet experience, yet it did not find any success in negotiating with the other four airline carriers in the US.

Indeed, Starlink has proven that its in-flight internet could break the barriers when it comes to airline internet.

Apparently, the company proves its critics wrong about its capability since JSX is living proof that Starlink can provide a seamless browsing experience to passengers.

Musk Wants to Introduce Starlink to Iran

After announcing his plans to expand Starlink's internet service to Antarctica a week ago, Musk said they would introduce the satellite internet service to Iran soon.

The announcement caught the attention of Erfan Kasraie, a science reporter from Iran who grew curious as to how Musk would incorporate its service to the people.

"I'm sure you won't answer it Mr. Musk, but is it technically possible to provide Starlink to Iranian people? It could be a game changer for the future," Kasraie said.

With regards to it, Musk replied that he would ask the Iranian government to lift or limit the sanctions so they could pave the way for the launch of Starlink internet.

Meanwhile, Globalstar, an iPhone satellite provider, urges FCC to neglect SpaceX's request about the 2.4GHz spectrum access.

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Written by Joseph Henry