What it is
Starlink is the satellite internet service of the company SpaceX. It uses satellites in low orbit, closer to Earth than traditional internet satellites. Subscribers receive an antenna that communicates with the satellites and a router that distributes the connection on site.
The rapid expansion of the service in the Amazon, without a coordinated national policy, is analyzed in the report Reflexões e caminhos para a garantia da conectividade significativa na Amazônia (in Portuguese), by InternetLab and Instituto Nupef.
In TECER
It was used as a backup connection during the tests at remote bases and posts, with a spare cable and router (see Phase 1 (BOLT): the project and the setting).
In the power tests in Mosqueiro, the Starlink antenna drew 4 to 5 A (50 to 75 W), compared with about 0.85 A (10 W) for the TVWS CPE. For a solar-powered installation, this difference determines the size of the batteries and panels needed.
Source
- Starlink: official website.
- InternetLab and Instituto Nupef. Reflexões e caminhos para a garantia da conectividade significativa na Amazônia. rets.org.br (in Portuguese)