Deutsche Telekom has launched a satellite-based broadband offering for business customers using the Starlink LEO constellation.The company is packaging the connection as a...

Deutsche Telekom has launched a satellite-based broadband offering for business customers using the Starlink LEO constellation.The company is packaging the connection as a fully managed enterprise service to help businesses extend corporate Wide Area Networks (WAN) into geographically isolated areas where terrestrial infrastructure is too expensive.Connecting remote sites like offshore wind farms, mines, or agricultural facilities usually required expensive physical fibre cabling or GEO satellite links. While GEO satellites offer wide coverage, their 35,000-kilometre orbit introduces latency often exceeding 600 milliseconds, making them unsuitable for industrial protocols that need real-time data.Starlink’s LEO constellation orbits much closer, reducing latency to between 30 and 50 milliseconds. By offering this as a managed service, Deutsche Telekom handles...

Deutsche Telekom has launched a satellite-based broadband offering for business customers using the Starlink LEO constellation.The company is packaging the connection as a fully managed enterprise service to help businesses extend corporate Wide Area Networks (WAN) into geographically isolated areas where terrestrial infrastructure is too expensive.Connecting remote sites like offshore wind farms, mines, or agricultural facilities usually required expensive physical fibre cabling or GEO satellite links. While GEO satellites offer wide coverage, their 35,000-kilometre orbit introduces latency often exceeding 600 milliseconds, making them unsuitable for industrial protocols that need real-time data.Starlink’s LEO constellation orbits much closer, reducing latency to between 30 and 50 milliseconds. By offering this as a managed service, Deutsche Telekom handles...