The Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) has confirmed that it has issued a licence to Starlink, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite broadband provider backed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX venture. As per the regulator’s paperwork, Port of Spain-based Starlink Internet Services Trinidad and Tobago received a ‘Type 2 Concession for the Provision of a Public Domestic Fixed (via satellite) Telecommunications Network and Public Domestic Fixed Telecommunications Services on a National Geographic Scale’ on 17 May. The licence is valid for ten years.
According to Starlink’s coverage map, satellite connectivity is scheduled to go live in Trinidad and Tobago from 2Q23, suggesting a commercial launch will take place later this month.
SpaceX currently has around 4,000 satellites in orbit, with plans to launch 42,000 in total. To date, more than 50 countries are known to have authorised Starlink to offer fixed broadband connectivity.
Source: https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/06/05/trinidad-issues-starlink-a-ten-year-concession/
