StarInternet delivers high-speed Internet almost anywhere on Earth. The app is here to help you: • Identify the install location that will ensure the best
high-speed and low-latency broadband connectivity are the major pillars of the maritime industry
Our hybrid setup allows a complete and compact connectivity solution, enhancing the ShipSat HTS existing product by adding super-fast internet speed. The new bundle service offers reliable and more adaptable solutions for vessels that already have the connectivity hardware installed – benefiting twice from our in-house services, including network security solutions and infrastructure applications.
Satellite-to-Satellite Communication
satellites have been upgraded to communicate through a laser-based network.
At the 36th annual Space Symposium in 2021, SpaceX Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell announced that the next generation of satellites would be equipped with laser crosslinks to enable intra-constellation communication. This allows satellites to share data without having to transmit it all the way back to ground stations. With this feature, the need for terrestrial stations greatly decreases and internet accessibility becomes possible in areas where stations cannot be built.
Challenges / Things to Watch Out For
Cost: You’ll pay for two internet services + hardware to manage them. Bonding or dual WAN / load balancing routers can cost extra.
Latency mismatches: Different paths will have different latencies. For instance, a fibre connection might have very low latency, Satellite somewhat higher. If you try to combine them without accounting for that, for some applications you might see jitter or inconsistent performance.
Data caps / priority: Depending on plans, one link might have “deprioritised” usage or speed caps during congestion. You’ll need to check how your Satellite plan + terrestrial ISP plan behave.
Setup complexity: It’s not always plug’n’play. You might need good routers, configuration (bonding, load balancing, failover), and monitoring.
Weather / obstructions: Satellite performance can degrade during heavy rain, snow, or if the dish’s view of sky is obstructed. The terrestrial link helps during those times.
Is This “Complete and Compact” — Likely Yes, If Done Right
If you choose good hardware and set things up well, a hybrid Satellite + terrestrial system can be very streamlined:
A single dish, Satellite terminal, plus a combined router that handles both WANs (satellite + fibre/5G).
Automatic failover or even load balancing so you don’t notice when one link is down.
All you need is power, the dish’s clear sky view, and your terrestrial link — no large digging or laying cable if fibre isn’t already present.
If you like, I can sketch out how such a hybrid setup might work (hardware, cost, what speeds you might realistically see) for Ludhiana or your specific area. Do you want me to map that out for you?
How does Internet work?
Can you use Internet in bad weather?
Starline uses LEO satellites and a phased array antenna to help keep its performance intact during extreme weather conditions. The following examines how well the satellite operates in various weather conditions:
Cloudy weather. A typical cloudy day won’t affect Internet. However, storm clouds could affect the signals, as they tend to create rain, which may cause signal interruptions. Storm clouds are also moister and denser, which can play a big part in the degradation of a satellite signal.
Resilience / Redundancy: If one connection (say cellular/5G/fibre) goes down or has bad throughput (due to weather, congestion, line problems), Satellite can serve as a backup (or vice versa).
Better Peak Performance: In busy hours, if one link is saturated, traffic can shift to the other.
Coverage for remote / obstructed sites: Satellite will work where fibre or cable can’t easily reach; terrestrial backup gives you stability in urban or normal conditions.
Compact setup: You don’t need multiple large infrastructure investments if the satellite dish + modem + a bonding router does the trick.
Why Are People Using Starline?
satellites was especially designed to cut latency rates, or the time it takes for data to bounce from user to satellite and back, for those living in rural, remote locations without fixed-line connections. This includes the 42 million Americans living in areas lacking broadband access — standardized at a minimum of 25 megabits per second by the FCC — who are experiencing speeds as low as 0.38 megabits per second.
“ satellites is at its best in low- to medium-population density areas,” said Tyler Cooper, editor-in-chief at BroadbandNow. “Highly populated cities are not optimal for the technology in its current form, as the bandwidth between users in a local area is shared, meaning performance will suffer when hundreds of users are trying to connect at the same time.”
Traditional broadband is interconnected by copper wires and relies on physical infrastructure to provide connectivity to its customers. Highly mobile, satellites fully above-ground network transmits from dish to satellite and comes in both roaming and stationary varieties.
Despite the digital divide, it doesn’t exactly make the most business sense for fixed networks to build out their existing framework for so few customers, Peters said. So, while speeds for satellites are a bit slower than fiber broadband, they’re a massive improvement compared to existing major mobile operators, he said, or the other alternative — going without.
“This technology is important because it provides equitable access to the internet,” Peters said. “ satellites covers these underserved customers with its network of lower-Earth orbit satellites that can provide internet service wherever a Satellite terminal is installed.”
Following its deployment to Antarctica and Africa, the telecommunications project now spans all seven continents. In another post, Muhammadu Buhari, the President of Nigeria, celebrated his country’s achievement as the first African country with satellites internet access.
“This is a new moment and we can be looking at unlocking many opportunities in rural Nigeria,” Ndubuisi Ekekwe, the lead faculty at the Tekedia Institute, a Nigerian business school, told Built In.
Mere months after satellites approval by the Nigerian government, Ekekwe said that the Tekedia Institute launched a course titled “Satellite Internet In Nigeria: Business and Career Opportunities,” designed to prepare local professionals for what he calls “a new dawn of immersive connectivity.”.
