8/5/2023 0 Comments My speed stacks collection![]() Starlink is a clear alternative to traditional fixed broadband for speeds, however Starlink can’t yet compete for latency, with Starlink showing a median latency of 43 ms vs. Starlink’s 14.84 Mbps median upload speed fell behind fixed broadband providers’ 18.01 Mbps. The median download speed for all fixed broadband providers was 51.35 Mbps. Starlink performed well in Australia during Q4 2021 with a median download speed of 141.55 Mbps. Australia: Starlink nearly triples fixed broadband download average With Starlink continuing to launch in additional countries, we’re looking forward to seeing how Starlink performs during Q1 2021. We’ve also added Starlink to the list of providers in Chile. ![]() We’re excited to add analyses on satellite performance in Austria, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, and Portugal this quarter. We examined satellite internet performance in countries with an established market share to see how well their speeds compare to local fixed broadband. Satellite internet performance elsewhere in the world Even the lower-end speeds were well above the FCC’s baseline performance tier for broadband internet of at least a 25 Mbps download speed. county with the fastest median download speed over Starlink (Miami Dade County in Florida at 191.08 Mbps) and the county with the slowest median download speed (Columbia County in Oregon at 64.95 Mbps). Starlink performance continues to vary widely at the county levelĭuring Q4 2021, we saw about a 130 Mbps range in performance between the U.S. SES, Viasat, and HughesNet, which all utilize higher geosynchronous earth orbit (GEO) satellites for now, had much higher median latencies at 613 ms, 627 ms, and 725 ms, respectively. Viasat followed at 2.88 Mbps (2.96 Mbps in Q3 2021), then HughesNet at 2.54 Mbps (2.13 Mbps in Q3 2021), and SES at 1.19 Mbps.Īs we’ve seen over the past year, Starlink, which uses only low earth orbit (LEO) satellites, was once again the only satellite internet provider with a median latency anywhere close to fixed broadband in Q4 2021 (40 ms and 14 ms, respectively). Starlink saw a slight decrease in median upload speed from 13.54 Mbps during Q3 2021 to 12.04 Mbps in Q4 2021, still short of the median upload speed for all fixed broadband, which rose to 19.49 Mbps in Q4 2021 from 18.03 Mbps in Q3 2021. For comparison, the median download speed for all fixed broadband providers rose moderately in the U.S. SES, new to our list this quarter, trailed far behind at 2.19 Mbps. Viasat overtook HughesNet to follow Starlink distantly at 21.81 Mbps (comparable to the 18.75 Mbps we saw in Q3 2021) and HughesNet followed at 20.92 Mbps (19.30 Mbps in Q3 2021). ![]() ![]() Starlink’s median download speed increased from 87.25 Mbps during Q3 2021 to 104.97 Mbps in Q4 2021 - an important benchmark that inches Starlink closer to reaching the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund’s (RDOF) baseline of download speeds greater than 100 Mbps. consumers saw mixed satellite performance when comparing Q3 2021 to Q4 2021, while the United States government has been trying to increase satellite internet competition. United States: Starlink was the fastest satellite provider during Q4 2021 and speeds increased over Q3 2021 We’ve analyzed fresh satellite internet performance data from Q4 2021 including results from seven additional countries to update our ongoing series. The European Commission is even planning a multibillion Euro investment to connect the continent to satellite internet. It’s a gamble, as Starlink recently learned after losing about 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm, but it’s a gamble worth making. Starlink, Viasat, HughesNet, and other satellite providers are all placing big bets on low-earth orbital (LEO) satellite constellations, and Starlink is even introducing a new premium service with speeds expected to be around 150-500 Mbps. It’s already a huge boon to rural communities that might otherwise be too remote for fixed broadband service. Fast satellite internet has become increasingly available to more and more people across the globe. ![]()
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