Elon Musk’s satellite internet service has hit a bump in the road after building momentum in the first half of the year.
As the service has grown in popularity, its speeds have dropped worldwide, according to Starlink, SpaceX’s ISP arm, an internet speed measurement firm. Ookla’s latest quarterly report. (Note: Both Ookla and Mashable are owned by the same parent company, Ziff Davis.) in each country Ookla tracks (such as Canada, UK, US and New Zealand), Starlink’s median download speed has decreased year-over-year since the second quarter of 2021.
You don’t want to see that go down the line.
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Drops ranged from 9 percent to 54 percent depending on the country, but that’s not the news completely Bad for Musk and his satellite internet project. For example, at the lowest point last year the average download speed for Starlink users in the US was around 60Mbps, enough for the average person’s daily internet diet. That said, it’s still less than a good deal 90Mbps Fig which was recorded in June. US speeds were the lowest in these latest measurements, as other countries like New Zealand and France recorded median speeds of around 100Mbps, an excellent figure by satellite Internet standards.
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The simplest explanation is that the service is likely under pressure from a user base that has grown over time, as noted in the Okler report. Starlink Exceeded 400,000 users worldwide in May and started rolling out the service recently Royal Caribbean The ship’s voyage. A bunch of users report Amazing price reduction Also in August, which may be partly responsible for the increase in the number of customers. The system will be put under even more pressure in late 2023 when some T-Mobile customers get the capability. Connect to Starlink satellites through their mobile devices.
If Starlink can maintain decent momentum under such increasing pressure, it will be one of Musk’s most successful ventures in years.
