Starlink Partners With 3 Farm Equipment Makers to Bring 200 Mbps Internet to Fields
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Updated · basenor.com · Jun 20
Starlink Partners With 3 Farm Equipment Makers to Bring 200 Mbps Internet to Fields
2 articles · Updated · basenor.com · Jun 20
Summary
John Deere, CNH Industrial and Stara have integrated Starlink into farm machinery and precision-agriculture platforms, extending high-speed connectivity to fields long underserved by terrestrial networks.
About 60% of U.S. farmers and ranchers report inadequate internet access, a gap that disrupts real-time data sharing, remote diagnostics, autonomous equipment and AI-driven field analysis.
Starlink says its low-Earth-orbit network delivers 20-60 millisecond latency and median global download speeds above 200 Mbps in 2025, far faster than legacy geostationary satellite links.
CNH tied Starlink to its AI-based FieldXplorer workflow after replacing Intelsat in June 2025, while Stara said factory-installed kits would begin shipping in the first half of 2026.
By the end of 2025, Starlink served more than 9 million customers in 155-plus countries with nearly 10,000 active satellites, underscoring its push to become core infrastructure for autonomous farming.