Elon Musk launched his satellite internet service in this neighboring country before India, plans start at Rs 3,100

Elon Musk-owned SpaceX has launched Starlink satellite internet service in Bhutan. Musk gave this information through a post on his owned X. Let us tell you that even though Musk has told about its availability in Bhutan this week, it was officially announced in December last year. Starlink’s network is made up of thousands of small satellites, which orbit in the lower axis about 550 kilometers above the Earth’s surface. These satellites communicate with each other and with ground stations through laser links, which leads to fast and strong transmission of data.

Elon Musk has announced the availability of Starlink in Bhutan through his X post. In his post, Musk wrote, “Starlink now available in Bhutan!”. Actually Musk and Starlink shared this information with the world on Tuesday, but the network had been officially started in Bhutan since December last year.

Starlink is a satellite internet service operated by Elon Musk’s company SpaceX, which aims to provide high-speed internet connectivity even in remote and inaccessible areas of the world. This service works through a network of small satellites located in Lower Earth Orbit (LEO), which establish connections with ground terminals located on Earth. Internet signals reach users’ devices through these terminals.

Bhutan is a mountainous country, where it is challenging to set up traditional internet infrastructure. In such a situation, Starlink’s service has emerged as an important option for the citizens there. However, this technology is still in its early stages and is quite expensive due to high costs.

Starlink is offering various plans in Bhutan:

Residential Light Plan: This plan costs 3,000 Bhutanese Ngultrum (about 3,100 Indian rupees) per month, which offers speeds ranging from 23 Mbps to 100 Mbps.

Standard Residential Plan: Priced at 4,200 Bhutanese Ngultrum (approximately 4,300 Indian rupees) per month, it offers speeds ranging from 25 Mbps to 110 Mbps and unlimited data.

Priority Plan: This plan is for businesses and government offices, priced starting from 5,900 Bhutanese Ngultrum to 106,000 Bhutanese Ngultrum, it offers speeds ranging from 50 Mbps to 220 Mbps and 40 GB to 6 TB of data.

Of course, the prices of these plans are higher than the internet services available in India. For example, most broadband plans in India that come between Rs 400 to Rs 1,000 per month claim to offer speeds between 100 to 200 Mbps and may also offer unlimited data. However, as we mentioned, satellite Internet service is an important solution for areas where traditional Internet connectivity is not available or is limited.