SpaceX says its satellite internet service, Starlink, has received delays of under 20 milliseconds, similar to ground-based broadband.
SpaceX included data in a presentation sent to the FCC last Friday, which was discovered by Reddit users. In two benchmark tests conducted using Oakley’s Speedtestnet service, the Starlink shows a download rate of 102 to 103 Mbps, a upload rate of 40 to 42 Mbps, and a delay of 18 to 19 ms. (Note: Okala is owned by Ziff Davis, the parent company of PCMag.com.)
Presentation slide. The third speedest score appears repetitive. (Credit: SpaceX)
The presentation is also linked to a letter from David Goldman, SpaceX’s director of satellite policy, stating that initial beta tests for Starlink are coming down to ms0 minutes. (For comparison, the average latency for fixed broadband in the U.S. is 25mm, while the rate on mobile networks is 48 ms, according to Speedtest.net.)
The company publicly boasted that Starlink was already achieving a download rate of more than 100 Mbps, a day after SpaceX filed for it. The benchmark provided to the FCC indicates that the company is not exaggerated.
Interestingly, both benchmarks were formed on June 30, and in Seattle, Washington, Washington at a time when SpaceX had only 500 Starlink satellites in orbit. The company now has more than 700 satellites around the planet, which will potentially improve coverage and data speed.
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According to the presentation, SpaceX produces about 120 Starlink satellites per month. The goal is to launch thousands of them into space to enable worldwide coverage and download speeds of 1 Gbps.
Thousands of user terminals are also “on track” so that subscribers can go to their homes to receive satellite-based broadband. In addition, SpaceX plans to conduct a public beta trial for users, “Many U.S. In the states. ”
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SpaceX filed to change the position of its initial galaxy, which is currently orbiting 550 kilometers around the planet, “to speed up deployment in polar regions, including Alaska,” the company said in a release.
SpaceX is expected to have a public beta trial next week. Northern U.S. And for users based in Lower Canada, the company is targeting an official launch before the end of the year. The global rollout is scheduled for 2021.
