Sri Lanka Officially Welcomes the High-Speed Internet Service of Musk’s “Starlink”

India, Pakistan are still expected to be launching the internet service of an ambitious businessman Elon Musk’s Starlink, high-speed internet service but today Sri Lanka has successfully launched their service. And the detailed plans have also been revealed. 

Initially Parliamentary Amendments were passed to dissolve the outdated telecom laws and to grant the license for launching the LEO satellite based service of ‘Starlink’ in their country based on the legal plans. Following that the trial operations began in June 2025, and the official launch was established on 2 July 2025. 

Types of Services And their Costs

Residential Plans [Fixed]

• Residential Lite – 9,200 LKR (per month)
• Residential – 15,000 LKR (per month)
• Hardware (Starlink Standard Kit) – 118,000 LKR

Monthly Business Plans [Priority – Fixed]

• 40 GB – 20,994.24 LKR
• 1 TB – 62,859.24 LKR
• 2 TB – 125,965.46 LKR
• 6 TB – 377,896.39 LKR
• Hardware (Starlink Performance Kit) – 911,000 LKR

Additional Charge : 125.58/GB [If data exceeds the Subscribed Levels]

Monthly Plans [Roam – Mobility]

Cost	Types of Service	Download Speed	Upload Speed
27,000 LKR	Regional	30-100 Mbps	5-25 Mbps
145,000 LKR	Global	30-100 Mbps	5-25 Mbps

Monthly Business Plans [Roam – Mobility]

Cost	Data Requirement
92,374.67 LKR	50 GB
370,486.66 LKR	1 TB
1,852,433.28 LKR	5 TB

– Additional Charge – 738.71/GB [If data exceeds the Subscribed Levels]

Starlink – Process of Order

• Visit official link – starlink.com/srilanka
• Then, enter your location
• Choose the plan – Residential or Business
• Then select your preferred plan and hardware kit
• Proceed with the checkout and complete your payment

Benefits

• Plan validity will start upon kit activation or 30 days after shipment.
• Billing will be Prepaid.
• Download speeds range from 30-220 Mbps, while upload speeds range from 5-40 Mbps.
• Customers can cancel services anytime without early termination fees.