Starlink is undoubtedly one of the most exciting developments in broadband technology in recent years. Although the initial start-up was mainly in the U.S., a number of people in the U.K. are testing the system, which has an initial cost of $500 and a monthly fee of $99. At present, Starlink is for home use only. But is it possible to connect a Starlink satellite to a movie vehicle?

Alex Brooks, a UK-based YouTuber who produces content under the name MarzBar, ordered his own Starlink system to test several aspects of the service. The most common are speed tests and checking the latency of the system. He has some concerns about latency, but nothing too concerning. After all, not only is this a beta, but for most applications latency is not a major issue.

Most interesting, however, was Brooks' installation of this entire system in his Land Rover Defender (10:58 in the video). Using only cable ties, he mounted the Starlink antenna on the roof of his car and traveled slowly around town. Perhaps not surprisingly, he did not maintain a connection to the satellite network while driving.

However, out of town in sunny weather, it seemed to be a bit more stable to move the car at the very slow speed of 5 mph. It was not without some problems, but this is not a use case for this hardware.

Elon Musk has previously mentioned the use of Starlink in fast moving vehicles, suggesting that it is indeed possible. His tweet on the subject states that "everything is slow for phased array antennas." Simply put, from a satellite perspective, fast moving cars and trains are not this kind of problem. [However, the current hardware is not designed for this application, and a new antenna would likely be needed to actually operate Starlink on the move. Perhaps a satellite radio-like approach, with a different antenna design, could provide some form of Internet to cars in the near future.

However, it is clear that Mask has a variety of plans for Starlink as the service builds and attracts more subscribers. Low latency should be realized over time, and there are plans to link satellites together. This means fewer ground stations and perhaps more direct routing of the Starlink constellation.