Musk: ""You can think of Starlink as filling in the gaps between 5G and fiber, and really getting to the parts of the world that are the hardest to reach."
Musk: "Starting in August we should have global connectivity for everywhere except the [North and South] poles."
"We are on our way to having a few hundred thousands users, possibly over 500,000 users within 12 months."
"We are on our way to having a few hundred thousands users, possibly over 500,000 users within 12 months."
Musk: Starlink is "operational now in about 12 countries, and more are being added every month."
Musk: "From a technology standpoint, Starlink is quite different from prior LEO constellations ... [it's] very advanced."
"No one has this level of sophistication with phased array technology" for satellite antennas.
"No one has this level of sophistication with phased array technology" for satellite antennas.
Musk: "We're getting close to launching [Starlink] satellite [version] 1.5, which has" satellite interlinks.
Musk: "Probably, before we go into fully positive cash flow, [SpaceX may have spent] at least $5 billion [on Starlink], and maybe as much as $10 [billion]. It's quite a lot."
Musk: "Over time it's going to be a multiple of that and, about $20 or $30 billion over time, because basically it is a lot of money" to get Starlink operational.
Musk notes that SpaceX is still "losing money" on the Starlink terminal, which costs more than $1,000 each currently.
"We're working on next generation terminals that provide the same level of capability, roughly same level capability, but it costs a lot less."
"We're working on next generation terminals that provide the same level of capability, roughly same level capability, but it costs a lot less."
Musk says Starlink has "two quite significant partnerships with major country telcos" but declines to name them, saying SpaceX defers to its partners on announcements.
Musk notes that "some" of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket boosters "are slated to flight 20 or 30 times" as the company builds upon its reusability success.
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