telecompeditor by Bernie Arnason 8/13/2020
A Reddit forum for SpaceX’s Starlink has revealed the first speeds for the new satellite broadband service. SpaceX has already launched hundreds of low earth orbit (LEO) satellites that will power this next generation satellite broadband service.
The speeds look promising, but we must recognize that Starlink is in pre-beta, so speeds always look impressive when at this stage of a deployment. Using the Ookla Speedtest app, Starlink beta users found speeds as high as 60 Mbps downstream and 17.7 Mbps upstream. Latency was as low as 31 milliseconds.
Speeds ranged from 36 Mbps to 60 Mbps on the download and 5 Mbps to 17.7 Mbps on the upload.
Starlink recently started inviting beta users for the service. Pricing for the service has not yet been revealed. The beta service is free, except for a $1 billing system charge. Interestingly, beta users are supposed to sign an NDA, according to an Inverse report. The Reddit forum Starlink speed reveal may have violated that NDA, and it may be taken down as a result.
More:
https://www.telecompetitor.com/first-spacex-starlink-satellite-broadband-speeds-revealed/
