Elon Musk Previews Two New Starlink Broadband Dish Terminals
The boss of SpaceX, Elon Musk, has given a subtle preview of two new dish (terminals) for their Starlink broadband service as part of a new video interview, both of which look set to be thinner and lighter than before. But the internet provider has yet to reveal any solid official details about the new kit, which is expected to launch soon.
Starlink currently has nearly 10,600 satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) – mostly at altitudes of between c.340-550km. Residential customers in the UK usually pay from £40 a month for the ‘Residential 100Mbps’ unlimited data plan (kit price may vary due to different offers), which also promises uploads of c.15-35Mbps and low latency connectivity. Faster packages exist at greater cost, while more restrictive (data capped) options also exist for roaming users (e.g. £55 per month for 100GB of data).
However, we’ve recently reported on how some people had spotted strong indications that Starlink were preparing to launch two new dishes (here), one of which looks set to replace their Standard dish and the other of which appears to be a rugged battery-powered alternative or replacement for the more portable Mini dish.
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The latest development occurred yesterday after SpaceX posted a new video chat with Elon Musk, which was focused on their future plan for AI satellites. But the video also featured two brand-new dish models sitting on a table directly in front of Musk, which he does confirm as being “the new Starlink terminals, which we made in much higher volume than the current terminals.” Unfortunately, that’s pretty much all he says about them.
Watch @ElonMusk provide a technical update on SpaceX’s capability to manufacture, launch, and operate AI satellites at scale → https://t.co/PSCyWrNsOg pic.twitter.com/vhtr46uax7
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 8, 2026
Mark is a professional technology writer, IT consultant and computer engineer from Dorset (England), he also founded ISPreview in 1999 and enjoys analysing the latest telecoms and broadband developments. Find me on X (Twitter), Mastodon, Facebook, BlueSky, Threads.net and Linkedin.
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Such a shame he’s involved in this. I despise the guy, so won’t have anything to do with any service or product he’s linked to
Without him it wouldn’t even exist – so you do you
This selective morality is a bit of joke though.
People buy fuel, food and medicines from demonstrably evil corporations.
There are plenty of allegations aimed at Musk – but is it on the scale of what may other corporations have done?
Your choice not to use starlink is great, but for many of us starlink is the only option for fast reliable internet.
Sounds like he is living rent free in your head.
Andrew, if we all thought like that, no one would avoid any person or any brand/product/company because there’s always a problem or there’s always something worse. And yet, I bet that even you have your own red lines and avoid things because of your own reasons.
Use Starlink if that’s what you think you should use or your only option, but your argument is flawed and, to quote your comment, “a bit of a joke”.
You don’t have to boycott every brand just because you boycott one guy. You don’t have to worry about all wars just because you worry about a war near you. Or to dedicate the same level of attention to all problems just because you worry about one problem. Not to mention that there are things that sometimes you can avoid (eg: Starlink or Tesla, if you have a different alternative) but not others (medicine or food, to use your examples).
I would not buy anything or use a service that he has anything to do with either.
Awful bloke.
He’s the only reason we have any free speech left in the west. The stitch-up right across the new media sphere before he bought Twitter was distorting democracy.
But hey, keep up with your hate if that makes you feel better. I’m sure he doesn’t care.
I’m so glad my money will never ever go towards this clown. The stuff he stands for is grotesque.
I’m sure he is really upset at your stance.