Elon Musk says Starlink internet will have global coverage by August during Mobile World Congress

  • SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said the Starlink satellite internet service will cover everywhere in the world except polar regions by August
  • Starlink aims to cover 5 per cent of the world, where wired internet is absent, but investment could hit US$10 billion before it is profitable, Musk said

SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks on a screen during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on June 29. Photo: Reuters
Elon Musk’s satellite network Starlink is on track to beam broadband internet everywhere in the world except polar regions by August, he said on Tuesday.
Space Exploration Technologies Corp has launched more than 1,500 satellites so far and has Starlink operations in about a dozen countries, Musk said during a presentation at the Mobile World Congress conference. That’s costing a lot. SpaceX’s total investment in the network will be between US$5 billion and US$10 billion before cash flow is positive, he said.
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