The partnership will bring Starlink’s voice plus broadband services to rural Australian customers
Australia’s leading telecommunications provider Telstra has partnered with Starlink to provide voice plus broadband services to rural customers, the company announced Monday.
Expected to launch in 2023, the partnership is one of the first in the world and is part of Telstra’s plan to better service individuals and businesses who are often disadvantaged due to remoteness.
“Telstra is always looking to invest in new and better connectivity options for our customers. We know that collaborating with the right partners is one of the best ways to help unlock a digital future, in this case for people in rural and remote Australia looking for an improved voice or broadband service,” Telstra CEO Vicki Brady said in a statement.
Starlink is a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite system operated by SpaceX, Elon Musk’s space exploration company. It launched in Australia in 2021.
Telstra said LEO’s are able to transmit data much faster than alternative satellites as they orbit much closer to Earth, making them good alternatives for services that require low-latency, such as voice or video calls.
