Russian company Bureau 1440, part of the X Holding conglomerate, plans to launch a commercial satellite Internet service by 2027. They write about it “Vedomosti”.
The company will need 250 satellites for initial coverage and plans to launch more than 700 satellites by 2030 to provide global coverage. This was stated by Alexey Shelobkov, CEO of the Yadro group of companies, which is also part of X Holding, at the opening of the 5G test zone at the Russian exhibition and forum.
According to the top manager, as the number of subscribers increases, the number of satellites will also need to be increased. A Yadro representative noted that the potential number of service subscribers in Russia is conservatively estimated at 1.5-2 million people and up to 12 million end users worldwide.
Starlink is a global satellite system deployed by SpaceX to provide high-speed broadband satellite Internet access in locations where it is unreliable, expensive, or completely unavailable. SpaceX’s satellite research, development and production division is located in Redmond, Washington.
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