Public beta testing for SpaceX’s satellite satellite internet service began late last year for people in the US, Canada and the UK, and an FCC (PDF) application tells us how things are going so far. CNBC points to the submission, which seeks to designate Starlink as a suitable telecommunications carrier, noting that SpaceX reports that more than 10,000 people are already using the service.
Starlink is seeking directions so it can access the millions of dollars the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund receives to provide services in a number of states. The letter also notes that SpaceX already has more than 1,000 satellites in orbit (it only launched a few last night) and that its network shows that it can deliver more than 100/20 megabits per second, as well as less than 31 ms delay for 95 percent of the return measurements.