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Starlink Now Has A Clear Path To Become Utterly Revolutionary

SpaceX has been given the all-clear to launch 7,500 Gen 2 Starlink Satellites

Will Lockett
4 min readDec 5, 2022

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Starlink has the potential to beckon in a new age of connectivity. You could be in the middle of the Sahara, up Mt Everest, on a boat in the middle of the Pacific or in a jet over the Atlantic and thanks to Starlink could stream 4K movies on Netflix, make an emergency call or even get 5G signal for your phone. But creating such a service is no mean feat, and Musk has faced some serious problems over the past year that has significantly stifled Starlink's ability and growth. But thanks to a recent FCC licence and some clever redesigns, nothing stands in the way of Starlink and world domination.

Before we dive into the recent breakthroughs, we first need to understand the problems Starlink has faced and is facing.

Basically, Starlink is just too successful. I’ve covered this before (click here for that article), but the short version is that Starlink currently has too few satellites to service its…

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Will Lockett
Will Lockett

Written by Will Lockett

Independent journalist covering global politics, climate change and technology. Get articles early at www.planetearthandbeyond.co

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