Starlink will increase the price of its terminals as well as its packages in Ukraine, at a time when the country’s infrastructures are targeted by the Russian army.
With Starlink, Ukrainians have been able to keep a foothold on the internet since the beginning of the Russian invasion launched on February 24th. However, Elon Musk’s company has decided to increase prices very sharply, with new prices which will be effective from December 29.
Price increases of around 25 to 40%
It was a bad surprise that hit the Ukrainians at the end of November. Starlink, the service provided by SpaceX which allows you to connect to the internet through a network of satellites, announces a general increase in its prices in the country at war. Thus, the price of a terminal shows an inflation of 40%, going from 500 to 700 dollars. The monthly plan, he undergoes a slightly more violent increase since it goes from 60 to 75 dollars.
This price update concerns individuals and will be effective from December 29th. It is not known, however, whether SpaceX will also make the Ukrainian government feel the inflation, funded in this area by many foreign states. We remember that last October, Elon Musk had complained about the cost generated by the use of Starlink in Ukraine and had asked the Pentagon to go to the cash register.
Starlink has become a necessity with the bombings of critical infrastructure
Since the beginning of the war, Starlink has been a real asset for the Ukrainians, advantageously replacing the landline fixed and mobile networks, regularly damaged during the clashes with Russia. It allowed the Ukrainian army to maintain its connection to the internet to remain able to organize defense and counter-offensives.
The service is expected to be even more in focus with the ongoing Russian bombing campaign, which is increasingly deliberately targeting the country’s critical infrastructure following setbacks in Donbass last September and in Kherson, where Vladimir Putin recently had to take refuge behind the Dnieper.
Source : Engadget
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