Elon Musk announced the new Starlink MINI, which is small enough to be carried in a backpack. The device, whose technical specifications are not yet known, will make access to the Starlink service much easier.
Starlink is undoubtedly one of the most important technological developments of recent years. SpaceXStarlink, ‘s satellite internet initiative, promises much higher connection speed and much lower latency than existing satellite internet services. The biggest disadvantage of Starlink, which promises to bring fiber internet quality connection to regions that do not have the internet infrastructure we are used to, is that it requires huge dishes.
Images shared on X in the past hours revealed that Starlink was about to solve this problem. Because the new “Starlink MINIThe device named ” is 29x25cm, almost the size of a laptop, and according to Elon Musk’s claim, it takes only 5 minutes to install this device. This could be an important step for the widespread use of the service, as it will make using Starlink extremely easy.
According to Oleg Kutkov’s post, Starlink MINI has an internal Wi-Fi transmitter. Therefore, you will be able to start using the internet by connecting your smartphone or other smart devices directly to Starlink MINI without needing a modem. Elon Muskmade the following statements in his post on the subject:
“I’ve already installed it and I’m writing this post from space (Starlink refers to the internet). It took less than 5 minutes. It can be easily carried in a backpack. This product will change the world.”