Starlink has confirmed its arrival in Argentina: price of the service and when it will be available in the country

He DNU this was dictated by the administration Javier Milei AND? deregulates satellite Internet serviceshas opened the doors to operate in Argentina to a giant in the sector: starlinkowned by the controversial tycoon Elon Musk.

The company had already been there since 2021 licensed in Argentina “for the provision of information and communications technology services, fixed or mobile, wired or wireless, national or international, with or without its own infrastructure.” At that time the assignment of frequency bands and the coordination of the satellite network with Argentina began.

Starlink: price of the service and arrival date in Argentina

It provides Elon Musk’s satellite broadband High speed internet to the entire world through a fleet of satellites that orbit the Earth at an altitude of approximately 550 kilometers.

Its main goal is to provide connection to places where there are hardly any Internet services, such as rural areas or small/remote citieswhere optical fiber has no access and mobile operators cannot mount their 4G or 5G antennas.

When purchasing service from your satellite Internet provider’s website, you should first check availability. According to the contractual conditions, Starlink will start providing full service in the country in 2024. Anyone wishing to subscribe will have to pay to $9 deposit (without taxes) which gives to the user priority to then acquire the “Starlink Kit” connection and may be refundable at any time.

As regards the subscription, awaiting confirmation of the price in the coming weeks, Starlink costs $120 in most countries. Meanwhile, the self-installing kit that contains the antenna, router and related cables has a charge of $599 dollarsbut it’s only once.

Unlike a fiber optic service, Starlink achieves download speeds of between 25 and 220 Mbps, although it can exceed 100 megabits per second. While latency varies between 25 and 60 milliseconds on the ground and more than 100 ms in remote locations, according to data published by Starlink.

It should be borne in mind that these figures are lower than other Internet services that already offer between 300 and 500 Mbps symmetrical download and upload (and are cheaper). However, the speeds are adequate for users who need to make live broadcasts, video calls, play Internet games and various uses that usually occur in any home.

The DNU that enabled Starlink in Argentina

Earlier that year, the body authorized the company as a supplier, as established by resolution 1291/2020 published in the Official Journal in December 2020. And the company has been operating since March 2022, when the Dutch branches of SpaceX and Starlink decided to create “Starlink Argentina SRL”, but until now it does not provide services.

The information began circulating on Twitter because a user posted an image of Starlink listing Argentina among its suppliers. However, the site has been showing this since at least August this year, so it doesn’t appear to have anything directly to do with Milei’s victory.

Musk winked at Milei over the weekend, when the now-president-elect won the runoff against Sergio Massa with 55.76% of the vote. “Argentina is preparing for prosperity,” he wrote.

It is not the first time that the richest man in the world, who owns assets of 241 billion dollars, has referred to local politics. Until celebrated Javier Milei’s victory in a tweet with the Gadsden flag, an icon of libertarian thought.

A few months earlier, in September of this year, he had referred to Tucker Carlson’s interview with the Libertarian candidate, which he considered “interesting.” “Very interesting speech that goes well beyond Argentina in the topics covered,” the tycoon tweeted.

Although the company was already, as of 2021, authorized in Argentina “for the provision of information and communication technology services, fixed or mobile, wired or wireless, national or international, with or without its own infrastructure”. At that time the assignment of frequency bands and the coordination of the satellite network with Argentina began.