At APN Connect, we do not simply write about Starlink.

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We use it ourselves.

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We use Starlink in our architectural business.

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We use it across our property activities.

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We use it on building and refurbishment projects.

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We use it at home for everyday internet, streaming and gaming.

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And there is one other thing worth knowing.

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The APN Connect website you are reading now was itself created using Starlink.

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That probably explains better than anything why we are so interested in the technology.

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Starlink is not something we bought simply to test.

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It has become part of the way we work, manage projects, connect properties and use the internet at home.

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APN Connect Was Created Using Starlink

 

This website exists because we became increasingly interested in a simple question:

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What happens when you no longer have to depend entirely on a fixed broadband line to get good internet?

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We were already using Starlink ourselves.

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We were working through it.

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We were accessing cloud systems through it.

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We were uploading information through it.

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We were researching, writing and building APN Connect while connected through Starlink.

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So when you read one of our Starlink guides, comparisons or articles, you are not reading something produced by people who have only looked at a specification sheet.

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We have actually been using the connection to create the website itself.

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That gives us a very different perspective.

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We Use Starlink in Our Architectural Business

 

Our architectural work depends heavily on connectivity.

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Modern architectural practice involves far more than producing drawings at one desk.

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We regularly need access to:

• Architectural drawings

• Site photographs

• Surveys

• Specifications

• Planning information

• Building Regulations information

• Structural information

• Email

• Cloud storage

• Video calls

• Client information

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And much of that work happens away from a conventional office.

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We may be working from:

• A client's house

• An empty property

• A refurbishment

• A building site

• A temporary office

• A remote location

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Starlink gives us another way to remain connected.

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Instead of assuming that every property will have working broadband or a strong mobile signal, we can bring internet connectivity with us.

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The Office Can Move With Us

 

This is one of the things we particularly like about Starlink.

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An office increasingly consists of three basic things:

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A laptop.

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Power.

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Internet.

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Once you can bring the internet connection with you, the physical office becomes much less important.

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That is useful for us as architectural designers, but the same principle applies to:

• Surveyors

• Engineers

• Project managers

• Contractors

• Consultants

• Property professionals

• Remote workers

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Starlink can turn somewhere that has no conventional broadband into a place where useful work can happen.

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We Use Starlink in Our Property Business

 

Our property activities create a different set of connectivity problems.

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We are involved with residential properties that may be:

• Newly acquired

• Empty

• Being refurbished

• Being converted

• Being prepared for letting

• Occupied by tenants

• Used as HMOs

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Internet can be important at every stage.

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Starlink During Refurbishment

 

A newly acquired property may not have active broadband.

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The previous owner may have cancelled the service.

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The property may be stripped out.

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A new fibre connection may not yet have been installed.

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Yet people working there still increasingly need internet.

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We may need access to project information.

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Contractors may need online drawings.

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CCTV may require connectivity.

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We may need to work from the property ourselves.

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Starlink means we do not necessarily have to wait for permanent broadband before the property can become connected.

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We can bring the connection with us.

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Starlink in Rental Properties

 

Once a property is occupied, reliable internet becomes part of everyday life.

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Tenants increasingly depend upon internet access for:

• Working from home

• Streaming

• Gaming

• Video calls

• Education

• Smartphones

• Smart televisions

• Cloud services

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Where good fibre is available, fibre may be the obvious solution.

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But not every property has excellent fixed broadband.

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Starlink creates another option where conventional connectivity is poor, unavailable or simply not good enough.

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From a landlord's perspective, that can matter.

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Good connectivity is increasingly part of what makes a property practical and attractive to live in.

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Starlink for HMOs

 

HMOs can place particularly heavy demands on internet connectivity.

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Several occupants may all be using the connection at the same time.

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One tenant may be working from home.

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Another may be streaming television.

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Another may be gaming.

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Others may have phones, tablets and laptops connected simultaneously.

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The incoming broadband connection therefore needs enough capacity, and the internal WiFi also has to distribute that connection properly throughout the property.

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Starlink can provide the incoming connection where it is suitable.

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The next step is making sure that connection reaches every part of the building effectively.

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For HMOs, good internet is no longer a luxury.

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It is becoming part of the basic infrastructure of the property.

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We Use Starlink on Building Sites

 

Project management is another area where Starlink makes enormous sense to us.

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Building sites used to operate with remarkably little connectivity.

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That has changed.

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Modern construction increasingly depends upon digital information.

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A site team may need access to:

• Architectural drawings

• Structural drawings

• Specifications

• Building Control information

• Emails

• Cloud project systems

• Photographs

• Video calls

• CCTV

• Security systems

• Material suppliers

• Online ordering

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Yet the site itself may not even have permanent broadband.

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That is exactly the kind of problem Starlink can solve.

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Turning a Building Site Into a Connected Workplace

 

With suitable Starlink equipment and a clear view of the sky, a temporary site can gain useful internet connectivity without waiting for conventional fixed broadband to arrive.

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That connection can support:

• Laptops

• Tablets

• Smartphones

• Site offices

• CCTV

• Remote monitoring

• Online drawings

• Cloud systems

• Video meetings

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For project management, that can make a significant difference.

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Information can be available where the work is actually happening.

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Starlink Moves With the Project

 

This is another major advantage.

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A building project is temporary.

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A refurbishment might last three months.

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Another project might last a year.

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Then everybody moves somewhere else.

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Starlink does not necessarily have to remain behind.

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The equipment can move to the next suitable project.

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That makes it particularly attractive for people who repeatedly work from temporary locations.

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Instead of arranging a new temporary broadband connection every time, you already have your own connectivity equipment.

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We Use Starlink at Home

 

Starlink also has to pass a completely different test for us.

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Normal family life.

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At home, the internet is not being used for one carefully controlled demonstration.

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It is being used by everybody.

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That means:

• Working

• Browsing

• Streaming

• Gaming

• Smartphones

• Tablets

• Smart televisions

• Downloads

• Cloud services

• Multiple users at the same time

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That gives us a very practical understanding of how Starlink performs as everyday internet.

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We Use Starlink for Streaming

 

Streaming is now one of the biggest demands placed on home broadband.

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Television increasingly arrives through services such as:

• Netflix

• Amazon Prime Video

• Disney+

• YouTube

• Other streaming platforms

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The real test is not whether one television works.

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It is whether the household can stream while somebody else is working, somebody else is gaming and several other devices remain connected.

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That is the kind of everyday use we put Starlink through.

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We Use Starlink for Gaming

 

Gaming is another important part of our household internet use.

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Modern gaming requires connectivity for:

• Online multiplayer

• Game downloads

• Large updates

• Voice chat

• Cloud services

• Streaming

• Multiple connected devices

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Gaming also demonstrates something important about internet connections.

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Speed is not everything.

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Latency, stability and consistency matter too.

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We would not claim that Starlink automatically beats excellent full fibre for highly competitive gaming.

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But where conventional broadband is slow or unavailable, Starlink can provide a completely different level of connection.

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And because we have gamers in our own household, we experience that directly rather than theoretically.

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One Technology, Four Very Different Uses

 

This is what impressed us most.

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The same Starlink technology can support four very different parts of our lives.

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Our Architectural Business

Starlink helps us remain connected when our work takes us away from a conventional office.

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Our Property Business

It can provide connectivity during refurbishment and at suitable rental properties and HMOs.

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Our Building Projects

It can give temporary sites internet access before fixed broadband exists.

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Our Home

It supports normal household internet use including work, streaming and gaming.

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And throughout all of this, it has also helped us create and run APN Connect itself.

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That versatility is why Starlink became much more than an interesting broadband alternative to us.

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Why Starlink Changed the Way We Think About Internet

 

Before using Starlink, internet connectivity was often tied closely to a place.

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The house had broadband.

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The office had broadband.

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Somewhere else might not.

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Starlink changes that relationship.

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The connection becomes more portable.

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Instead of always asking:

What broadband does this building have?

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you can sometimes ask:

Can we bring our own internet connection?

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For the way we work, that is a significant change.

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We Still Do Not Believe Starlink Is Always the Best Answer

 

Using Starlink ourselves has not turned us into people who think every fibre cable should be ripped out.

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Quite the opposite.

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It has made the strengths and weaknesses of different technologies clearer.

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If a property has excellent full fibre at a sensible price, fibre may be the obvious choice.

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If a traveller has superb 5G everywhere they go, a small mobile router may be easier.

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Starlink becomes particularly valuable when:

• Fibre is unavailable

• Broadband is slow

• Mobile coverage is weak

• The location is temporary

• The property is remote

• Installation will take too long

• The connection needs to move

• A second independent connection is required

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That is where Starlink really starts to distinguish itself.

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Starlink as Backup Internet

 

We also think Starlink has enormous potential as a backup connection.

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Businesses now depend upon the internet for:

• VoIP

• Card payments

• Cloud applications

• CCTV

• Remote access

• Online bookings

• Email

• Video conferencing

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If the primary broadband connection fails, several business systems can disappear at once.

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Starlink provides another potential route to the internet.

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A business might therefore use:

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Full fibre as the primary connection

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and

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Starlink as backup

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The same principle can apply to businesses, properties and locations where internet downtime creates real problems.

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Why We Created APN Connect

 

Our own experience with Starlink led us to realise that connectivity had become a much broader subject.

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People are not simply choosing between broadband companies anymore.

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They may be choosing between:

• Fibre

• 4G

• 5G

• Starlink

• Portable WiFi

• Mesh WiFi

• Ethernet

• Backup connectivity

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And the correct answer depends on what they are trying to achieve.

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APN Connect was created around that idea.

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Not:

Which provider should everybody buy?

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But:

What is the best way to get this person connected in this particular situation?

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Starlink plays a major role because it provides an option that simply did not exist in the same practical form a few years ago.

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This Website Is Part of Our Starlink Story

 

There is something we particularly like about this.

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You are currently reading a website about better connectivity.

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Much of that website was researched, written, developed and managed using a Starlink connection.

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So when we say Starlink can support real work, this website is part of the evidence.

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APN Connect did not begin as a theoretical exercise about satellite broadband.

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It grew partly from our own experience of using it.

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For architecture.

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For property.

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For construction.

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For home life.

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And ultimately for building APN Connect itself.

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Would We Buy Starlink Again?

 

Yes.

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Not because we believe it is automatically better than everything else.

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But because it gives us something extremely useful:

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freedom over where our internet connection comes from.

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We can use it for work.

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We can use it for property.

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We can use it on site.

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We can use it at home.

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And we can move it when our needs change.

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For us, that flexibility has made Starlink much more than another broadband service.

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It has become part of the infrastructure behind the way we work and live.