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oceanplexiantoday at 2:04 AM4 repliesview on HN

Starlink accounted for 69% of SpaceX revenue pre-merger and is speculated to be already profitable including launch costs.

And this is all before they launch a phone or something, or replace global fiber interconnect with a lower latency space-based alternative, replace all forms of space based telecommunications (TV, Satellite Radio, etc). Starlink is a $1T+ business without even getting creative.


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laughing_mantoday at 7:31 AM

Starlink made a $4 bn profit last year, and is apparently growing 30% YoY.

nwah1today at 2:12 AM

For context, that revenue was $18.67 billion in 2025, with a net loss of $4.94 billion.

And we must remember that 6G is in the final stages of development, which has peak speeds of 1 Tbps.

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Cyberdogtoday at 3:42 AM

Will sending bits to space and back really be faster than fiber? How?

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