Essential Information for Current and Prospective Customers
SpaceX has ushered in a new era for Starlink, introducing major changes to its pricing and data plans. While some updates bring flexibility, others significantly impact value for money, particularly for fixed SME B2B users. Here’s a quick breakdown of the muted changes:
The Key Changes:
NB Guideline pricing in US$ – pricing varies by geography/local currency.
- Monthly Access Charges
- Just owning a Starlink terminal now comes with a fee:
- Local: $75/month
- Global: $150/month
- Just owning a Starlink terminal now comes with a fee:
- Data Bundles
- Gone are the days of unlimited standard data. Now, data comes in blocks:
- Local: 50GB for $25 or 500GB for $125/month
- Global: 50GB for $100 or 500GB for $500/month
- Exceed your data, and speeds drop to 1Mbps download and 0.5Mbps upload unless you top up.
- Gone are the days of unlimited standard data. Now, data comes in blocks:
- Local vs. Global Coverage
- Local Plans: Limited to a single country.
- Global Plans: Usable across continents and oceans, ideal for in-motion use.
- Simplified Billing for Marine Users
- All Global data now costs $1/GB, but unlimited dockside plans are no more.
- Service-Level Agreement (SLA)
- A 99.9% uptime guarantee with a 20% refund if unmet adds reliability to the mix.
Transition Timeline:
- February 3, 2025: New customers must adopt the new tariffs.
- March 3 – April 2, 2025: Existing customers will be transitioned based on their billing cycles.
Why Netcelero Fixed IP is the Perfect Partner
Unlike Starlink’s DHCP allocated sticky public IPs which are subject to change at the whim of Starlink, Netcelero solutions provide a Static IP ensuring a reliable, unchanging connection, ensuring stability for remote monitoring, VPNs, and other critical business functions. It’s the ideal complement to Starlink’s evolving structure, bridging gaps in connectivity for users who need more predictability.
The Upshot
While the changes may suit some, the loss of unlimited data and rising costs will challenge fixed SME B2B users. However, pairing Starlink with solutions like Netcelero’s i-ctrl or i-spi with a fixed IP can help businesses maintain robust, seamless connectivity.
Stay tuned as we delve deeper into these changes and their implications for global connectivity!