Elon Musk on Monday announced that Starlink is now active on all the continents, including Antarctica
On the microblogging site Twitter, Musk wrote, “Starlink is now active on all continents, including Antarctica”
He also said “another batch with lasers reaches orbit” after the deployment of 54 Starlink satellites was confirmed by the company
Recently, a report said that the McMurdo Station in Antarctica has nearly 1,000 people living and working there during the summer and they already have satellite internet, which is not reliable in rough conditions
There is currently a 17 Mbps link for everyone, according to the US Antarctic Programme
But with Starlink, the internet service will be better and not patchy like earlier, the report had said
The McMurdo Station blocks scientists from using Netflix and video calls, with the exception of Skype or FaceTime sessions once a week at a public kiosk or mission-critical communications
Starlink can offer speed around 50-200 Mbps