SpaceX has announced a large 70% discount on hardware for Starlink customers in select regions.
As Starlink has achieved record growth metrics in recent months, it has introduced a growing variety of discounts to only further its subscriber growth. Now, SpaceX has announced one more Starlink discount, this time knocking 70% off of the value of hardware for patrons in rural sections of the UK, following the same discount structure introduced in other parts of the world.
The news of the Starlink discount has not yet been published online by Starlink but has been sent as an email to those that have registered their interest with the corporate in the UK. Subsequently, this news has been published on Twitter and has garnered substantial attention from rural web users.
Starlink rural offer. Hardware is now £99. 👍🏼 pic.twitter.com/cnNVhugudM
— Tesla In The UK (@TeslaInTheUK) May 17, 2023
Due to the 70% discount, the entry-level Starlink receiver is now available for as little as 99 kilos ($123.62), following the same discount in Australia and Recent Zealand, which also priced the hardware at roughly $100. Starlink has not introduced the deal to the US, where the entry-level receiver still costs $599.
By specializing in subscriber acquisition and never hardware sales, Starlink is clearly positioning itself well for long-term revenue generation as an alternative of short-term gains. And with growing competition from the likes of Amazon, increasing subscriber counts could help the web provider hold onto its lead well into the longer term.
Luckily, even without substantial discounts or price cuts, Starlink has recently been capable of clench quite a few significant subscriber milestones, not the least of which is inside the maritime sector, which the corporate announced it had reached earlier today.
Trying to the longer term, as noted above, increasing competition in satellite web and even from land-based fiber web poses a major threat to the expansion of the business. Nonetheless, by securing access to as many markets as possible, it could actually help hedge concerns, especially if the corporate were to IPO, because it has been rumored to be exploring in recent months.
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