SpaceX Speeds Vary Widely, Generally Meet 25/3 Mbps: Ookla
Median U.S. download speeds of SpaceX's Starlink constellation vary widely, from 40.36 Mbps in Columbia County, Oregon, to 93.09 Mbps in Shasta County, California, Ookla said Wednesday, citing its Q1 speed tests. This was sometimes an improvement over local fixed…
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ISPs, while other times it's slower. The speed testing firm reported the downlink range in Canada -- 53.61-80.57 Mbps -- was narrower. Starlink latency was higher in all but one U.S. county. And 86.7% of Starlink U.S. users met the threshold of 25/3 Mbps, compared with 83.2% with fixed providers. SpaceX didn't comment.