Elon Musk’s SpaceX has announced a mini version of its Starlink satellite internet antenna that's small enough to be used on the go.

In June 2024, Starlink announced the Starlink Mini – a compact, portable kit that provides high-speed, low-latency internet for customers who require access to the internet when they are on the move or traveling.

Michael Nicholls, vice-president of Starlink Engineering, took to X to make the announcement (see image below).

Starlink’s broadband service is powered by a constellation of 6,281 low earth orbit satellites, with plans to add thousands more.

Starlink is available in 99 countries and territories, and it confirmed in May 2024 that it had reached three million subscribers.

Its latest Mini product is roughly the size of a laptop, and at 1.1kg it is 63% lighter than the standard Starlink dish.

It comes with a new Mini Roam service that will essentially give customers 50GB of ‘mobile data’ that can be used anywhere.

The Wi-Fi router is integrated inside...