StarLink - pretty awesome tbh

[Roberto]

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Starlink's coverage map - Green are countries that Starlink have a licence to operate in and blue is where they are operating without a licence.

It should be updated with Venezuela I guess

 

[Sea Change]

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Starlink's coverage map - Green are countries that Starlink have a licence to operate in and blue is where they are operating without a licence.

I presume that what @lustyd meant was that the paused connectivity works offshore.

I'll add that the coverage within different countries may not be entirely clear cut. E.g. in Grenada (a important summer stopover for bluewater sailors) it was impossible to buy Starlink, but you could bring one in, and it would work, sometimes for only sixty days.

It's constantly changing and I don't know if what I just wrote is still up to date.

I'm hanging on to my inReach, just in case...

 

[lustyd]

Yes paused connectivity works globally, as does Global Roam. In areas outside the coverage map you get 60 days before being cut off. This is to prevent permanent use in those areas and not something Starlink can change. The cross region thing is also used to protect pricing as France for example sets a mandatory maximum rate for broadband. Generally that only affects residential though which cannot roam.

 

[lustyd]

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Starlink's coverage map - Green are countries that Starlink have a licence to operate in and blue is where they are operating without a licence.

They cannot sell in those areas but the service does work globally

 

[st599]

They cannot sell in those areas but the service does work globally

Under ITU regulations, they can't legally operate in those areas either and are having enforcement against them in an number of jurisdictions.

 

[lustyd]

Indeed, and the 60 day limit was brought in to address that. Unless you have a more recent link with further info?

 

[st599]

https://www.icasa.org.za/news/2025/...rovision-of-starlink-services-in-south-africa
Starlink Withdraws Satellite Services from Papua New Guinea - Telecom Review Asia
Global Fight Over Who Governs Communications Satellites Heats Up | TechPolicy.Press
https://technext24.com/2024/11/29/namibia-shuts-down-starlink-operation/

There is also a complaint against SpaceX at the ITU, the ruling allows a country to require SpaceX to cease all up and downlinking from terminals in a country's territory. China has recently fined a foreign ship for having Starlink installed