The provided text asserts that there is **no alternative to Starlink**, and its very possibility is dependent on the **launch business**. A critical future development involves the deployment of **V3 satellites on Starship**, which is predicted to **dramatically increase bandwidth per launch** and cause a **massive step change** in Starlink subscriber growth.
Specifically, Starship with V3 Starlink satellites is expected to deliver **roughly 22-23 times more bandwidth per launch** compared to current Falcon 9 launches. This massive increase in capacity means that once Starship performs Starlink launches as often as Falcon 9 does today, Starlink user growth could be **20 times or more** its current rate of a **couple of million customers per quarter**.
Starlink is already considered an **extremely cost-competitive service**, and its costs are projected to **come down further as it scales**, making it even more appealing to consumers. The service's scope is not limited to home broadband but also includes **commercial broadband and cell service**.
The text anticipates that once Starship achieves **regular, rapid, and reliable launches**, even if only a **third or a quarter of all Starship launches** are dedicated to Starlink, this will enable the service to scale to potentially **hundreds of millions of subscribers**. This expansion is expected to lead to a **collapse in the cost for home broadband and cell service**, making it **extremely difficult for existing companies** offering these services to compete with Starlink's ultimate cost structure.