Elon Musk said on Sunday that SpaceX's Starlink could eventually carry most global internet traffic if the satellite network continues to grow, outlining a future in which the system becomes the dominant backbone of online connectivity.
Musk Sees Starlink Becoming The Internet
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Musk was responding on X to a post citing SpaceX filing details showing a major capacity jump for Starlink V3 satellites, from V2's 96 gigabits-per-second downlink capacity to 1,024 gigabits per second per satellite.
"There will also ultimately be >100k V3/V4/V5 satellites for Starlink broadband and direct to cellphone connectivity," Musk wrote. "If growth continues, Starlink will one day carry the majority of Internet traffic. At that point, it is the Internet and everything else just connects to Starlink."
