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Starship Will Reduce Bandwidth Launch Cost by up to 50x

August 27, 2025

Analysis Broadband Launch SpaceX Starlink

Starship’s scale and reusability slash launch costs from ~$500/kg expendable toward a ~$60/kg initial floor, and when paired with V3 satellites delivering 10× more bandwidth per kilogram, the economics compound into ~40–50× lower $/Gbps, transform...

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Fiber vs. Starlink: Cost vs Capacity

August 13, 2025

Analysis SpaceX Starlink Broadband

Today Starlink can only handle ~10 subscribers/km²; by 2030 its costs plunge and capacity stretches to ~80–126 subscribers/km²...yet fiber still wins cities on capacity, not price.

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