Elon Musk\u2019s Starlink v2 will help IRL Twitch streamers, but there\u2019s a catch Elon Musk\/StarlinkElon Musk has revealed that the next version of Starlink will connect straight to mobile devices, which will help IRL Twitch streamers stay connected in the future. However, there\u2019s one problem. Launched in 2019 by Elon Musk and his team, Starlink offers high-speed satellite internet to a wide variety of users around the world. It especially has come in handy to those in more rural areas of the US, or in countries where high-speed broadband or fiber internet speeds aren\u2019t available. In a recent tweet, Elon Musk revealed that the next version of Starlink will be able to connect directly to mobile phones, reducing the chance of entering a \u201cdead zone,\u201d where users have no cell phone reception. This will also help IRL streamers on Twitch in the future, but a second tweet posted by Musk reveals that streamers will have till after launch for its full effect. Starlink V2 will help IRL Twitch streamers in the future One of the hardest things to accomplish when IRL live-streaming is making sure that you are constantly connected to the internet. Many large-scale IRL streamers on Twitch use specialized backpacks outfitted with a computer and mobile hotspot for their streams. Yet, the platform\u2019s mobile app provides users with the ability to broadcast straight from their phone without any specialized equipment which is perfect for many users. Elon Musk\u2019s Starlink V2 will help those streamers stay connected in the future. A second tweet from the Tesla founder reveals that it won\u2019t support the bandwidth required to have a high-quality live stream when it initially launches. Note, connectivity will be 2 to 4 Mbits per cell zone, so will work great for texting & voice calls, but not high bandwidth \u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 26, 2022 In the tweet, Elon reveals that Starlink v2 will only have internet speeds between two and four megabits at the time of launch. According to Restream.io, the ideal internet speeds for a Twitch stream at 720p resolution and 30fps require a 5 connection to properly stream, with that number rising the higher quality you attempt to make the stream. However, it\u2019s safe to assume that after the product\u2019s official launch, the speeds provided by Starlink will be much higher \u2014 giving Twitch streamers the ability to IRL stream without the worry of losing connection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Elon Musk\u2019s Starlink v2 will help IRL Twitch streamers, but there\u2019s a catch Elon Musk\/StarlinkElon Musk has revealed that the next version of Starlink will connect straight to mobile devices, which will help IRL Twitch streamers stay connected in the future. However, there\u2019s one problem. Launched in 2019 by Elon Musk and his team, Starlink […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48068\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}