SpaceX has launched its new Starlink V5 dish, featuring a smaller, lighter, and more power-efficient design that could make Starlink internet more affordable in markets like Kenya.

• The Starlink V5 dish weighs just 1.1kg and consumes 35–50W of power, significantly less than the V4 model.
• This new hardware is currently being offered in the US with a new, slower 100Mbps plan, suggesting a focus on cost reduction.
• If introduced in Kenya at a competitive monthly price, the V5 could address the primary barrier to adoption: the high upfront hardware cost.