I wholeheartedly agree. The postwar archipelogo nations off SE Asia immediately saw the advantage of using satellite downlinks to build out their local comm systems, due to, well, a lot of islands, lower overall cost, and rapidity of the buildout.
I got fiber here not long ago, and it's been great (the download speeds are, uh, remarkable), but had it not been available, I'd have considered Starlink, no question about it. There are plenty of Starlink customer vids out there now, a bunch from people in remote and sparsely populated areas with no other options, and they've got a lot of good info about their experience.
I routinely check YouTube for new Starlink Videos, specifically looking for new places where it’s being beta tested and any new speed increases...
Beta Test users are springing up in Australia and New Zealand a lot recently....
I’ve also seen a few users reporting 300mb plus download speeds, which is a game changer for remote areas....
Australia evidently has been trying to implement a National Broadband Network (NBN) to really remote areas and Starlink is likely to make that network a waste of time and money unless by competition they rapidly pickup the pace and compete, which is going to be very, very difficult....
Getting a Starlink terminal sent to you and setting it up in less than 1 hour and pulling in 300mb downloads in really remote areas versus fiber being run everywhere is a no brainer on who will win that customer....
If Starlink can deliver on equipment and service, they going to very big and VERY profitable IMO..