Speedify Combines Starlink and Turksat Internet for Faster Upload and Download Speeds

For network engineers, IT managers, and infrastructure decision-makers, Speedify's Starlink and Turksat bonding delivers concrete operational value:

• Redundancy without identical failure modes: Starlink and Turksat fail for different reasons. LEO satellite handoffs, weather attenuation at Starlink's frequencies, and orbital congestion do not cause the same disruptions as Turksat signal degradation. Speedify exploits this difference to maintain a healthy path even when one connection is disrupted.
• Combined internet upload and download capacity across both connections: Without bonding software, devices use one connection at a time. With Speedify, both connections carry traffic simultaneously, letting your team approach the combined throughput of Starlink and Turksat rather than being capped at whichever connection is active at a given moment.
• Latency-aware traffic distribution: Speedify routes interactive, latency-sensitive traffic over Starlink's LEO connection and uses the Turksat connection for background throughput. Speedify adjusts distribution in real time based on measured latency, packet loss, and jitter every few milliseconds.
• Seamless failover with no session interruption: When Starlink drops or degrades, active VoIP calls, video conference sessions, and cloud application sessions continue without interruption. Speedify reroutes at the packet level before applications detect a problem. When Starlink recovers, Speedify rebalances automatically.
• Uniform AES-256 encryption across all connections: All traffic bonded by Speedify passes through AES-256-GCM encrypted tunnels using DTLS 1.2. Every packet is protected regardless of which connection carries it. See Speedify's full encryption specifications for detail.
• Centralized policy and monitoring across your team: Speedify Teams provides a single dashboard for managing connection priorities, applying data limits to metered capacity, and monitoring real-time usage across all team devices and locations.

Starlink operates in low-Earth orbit (LEO), with satellites positioned approximately 340 miles above Earth. This results in round-trip latency in the 25 to 60 millisecond range and upload and download speeds of 100 to 300 Mbps under good conditions. Starlink's LEO position makes it well-suited for real-time applications: VoIP, video conferencing, live data transmission, and interactive cloud applications. However, because LEO satellites move relative to the ground, Starlink dishes experience brief micro-outages during satellite handoffs, and signal quality can degrade under heavy rain or snow.

Turksat operates geostationary (GEO) satellites positioned at 42 degrees East longitude, approximately 22,000 miles above Earth. Turksat is Turkiye's sole state-owned satellite operator and runs a fleet that includes Turksat 3A, 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B, and the domestically produced Turksat 6A. The fleet delivers Ku-band and Ka-band coverage across Turkiye, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia, and extending to South and Southeast Asia. Turksat 5B's Ka-band capacity is more than fifteen times that of previous Turksat satellites, supporting broadband internet services to homes, vessels, and aircraft across the coverage region. Turksat 6A, launched in July 2024, extends coverage to more than 5 billion people, adding India, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia to the footprint. GEO satellites remain fixed relative to the ground, providing consistent coverage over defined areas. The trade-off is latency: Turksat GEO connections typically carry round-trip latency exceeding 600 milliseconds, which makes them unsuitable as a sole connection for latency-sensitive applications such as VoIP and video conferencing.

Speedify bonds both connections into a single managed internet path. All traffic passes through one Speedify encrypted tunnel. Inside that tunnel, Speedify distributes packets across Starlink, the Turksat connection, and any additional internet connections, including 4G/5G cellular and wired Ethernet, based on real-time performance measurements. Latency-sensitive packets are preferentially routed over Starlink. When Starlink degrades, Speedify immediately shifts affected traffic to the Turksat connection. When Starlink recovers, Speedify rebalances across both connections automatically. Your team never manually switches connections, and no active session is interrupted.