Starlink is now available across the 300+ islands in the Republic of Fiji.
Takeaway Points
- Starlink is now available across the 300+ islands in the Republic of Fiji.
- making it the 99th country, territory, and market that has launched Starlink.
- Starlink was also launched in Indonesia on Sunday.
- Across more than 17,000 islands, Starlink’s high-speed, low-latency internet is available in Indonesia.
Starlink’s high-speed internet
Starlink On Sunday, announced that it is now live across over 300 islands in the Republic of Fiji, making it the 99th country, territory, and market that is using Starlink.
“Starlink is now live across the 300+ islands in the Republic of Fiji, marking the 99th country, territory or market around the world where Starlink’s high-speed internet service is available,” Starlink said.
The announcement came hours after Starlink was launched in Indonesia. Starlink was introduced at three Indonesian health centers on Sunday: one on the isolated island of Aru in Maluku and two in Bali.
Elon Musk, the CEO of X and founder of SpaceX, flew in for the launch ceremony at a community health center in Denpasar, the provincial capital, before arriving by private jet on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali.
During the launch, a video presentation was shown that demonstrated how fast the internet allowed data to be entered in real time to address health issues including malnourishment and stunting.
Elon commented in a post about the launch of Starlink in Indonesia, saying, “Honored to launch @Starlink in Indonesia!”
According to Starlink Across more than 17,000 islands, Starlink’s high-speed, low-latency internet is available in Indonesia.
List of countries that have launched Starlink
According to the World of Statistics, an account on X. it listed countries that are using Starlink and the year it was adopted.
USA: Nov 2020, Puerto Rico: Nov 2020, Virgin Islands: Nov 2020, Canada: Jan 2021, UK: Jan 2021, Germany: Mar 2021, New Zealand: Apr 2021, Australia: Apr 2021, France: May 2021, Austria: May 2021, Netherlands: May 2021, Belgium: May 2021, Ireland: Jul 2021, Denmark: Jul 2021, Portugal: Aug 2021, Switzerland: Aug 2021, Chile: Sep 2021, Poland: Sep 2021, Italy: Sep 2021, Czechia: Sep 2021, Sweden: Oct 2021, Mexico: Nov 2021, Croatia: Nov 2021, Lithuania: Dec 2021, Spain: Jan 2022, Slovakia: Jan 2022, Slovenia: Jan 2022, Brazil: Jan 2022, Tonga: Feb 2022, Bulgaria: Feb 2022, Ukraine: Feb 2022, Romania: Apr 2022, Greece: Apr 2022, Latvia: Apr 2022, Hungary: May 2022, North Macedonia: Jun 2022, Luxembourg: Jul 2022, Dominican Republic: Jul 2022, Moldova: Aug 2022, Estonia: Aug 2022, Norway: Aug 2022, Malta: Sep 2022, Iran: Sep 2022, Japan: Oct 2022, Jamaica:Oct 2022, Finland: Nov 2022, Peru: Jan 2023, Nigeria: Jan 2023, Colombia: Jan 2023, Iceland: Feb 2023, Rwanda: Feb 2023, Haiti: Mar 2023 Ecuador: Mar 2023, El Salvador: Apr 2023, Panama: May 2023, Mozambique: Jun 2023, Trinidad and Tobago: Jun 2023, Cyprus: Jul 2023, Guatemala: Jul 2023, Philippines: Jul 2023, Malaysia: Jul 2023, Malawi: Jul 2023, Bahamas: Aug 2023, Zambia: Oct 2023, Georgia: Nov 2023, Benin: Nov 2023, Maldives: Nov 2023, Costa Rica: Nov 2023, Honduras: Dec 2023, Eswatini: Dec 2023 Paraguay: Dec 2023; Mongolia: March 2024; Argentina: March 2024; Albania: April 2024; Micronesia: April 2024; Uruguay: May 2024; and Indonesia: May 2024.
On May 14, 2024, Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world’s largest cruise company, announced that 100% of its ships across the global fleet are equipped with Starlink’s high-speed, low-latency global internet connectivity.
Starlink said it has been installed on 200+ cruise ships around the world, with many more set to come online soon to keep their passengers and crews connected with high-speed internet while on rivers and at sea.
