On Wednesday, SpaceX's vice president of Starlink and commercial sales told a panel at the Connected Aviation Intelligence Summit that the company is working on providing in-flight wifi to passengers. "We have our own aviation product in development," he said. We've already done some demos and [are] working on getting that product finished so it can be put on planes in the near future,” he was reported as saying.
While Hofeller did not say when Starlink will start providing in-flight WiFi, he did say that an announcement will be made “hopefully sooner rather than later.”
For the uninitiated, airlines already use satellite broadband providers for inflight Wi-Fi, but current services rely on satellites in far-off orbits.
The Starlink satellite, on the other hand, orbits closer to the ground, which could be one of the main reasons why the Starlink's speed is faster and more steady than other in-flight services.
In 2018, SpaceX began deploying Starlink satellites to boost broadband internet access, mainly in rural areas. Earlier this year, Musk started taking pre-orders for his Starlink Internet service. Pre-orders for Starlink were available for $99. Starlink broadband has received over 500000 pre-orders, according to the business.
Over half a million individuals have ordered or put down a deposit on Starlink. A SpaceX space operations engineer, during a livestream of SpaceX's 26th Starlink mission. "With each launch, we go one step closer to connecting more people all across the world."
In terms of Starlink's services in India, the company plans to launch in the country by 2022. However, before selling any services to the country, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) needs Musk's company to obtain the necessary licences. “The Department of Transportation has no concerns to SpaceX providing its Starlink satellite internet service in India.
