Starlink Satellite Internet Is Fast, but Needs a Backup Internet Connection to Be Reliable Starlink is worth it if you live or travel where cable and fiber internet can’t reach. Starlink says it delivers 45 to 280 Mbps download, with most users over 100 Mbps, and a delay of 25 to 60 milliseconds on land. That’s fast enough for Netflix, … Read More
How Elon Musk’s Starlink Helped Speedify Get Noticed: 3 Lessons for Startups
How to Take Advantage of Elon Musk’s Magic Touch as a Startup Everything Elon Musk touches, from Tesla and SpaceX to Starlink, seems to attract an instant fan base. This article is a small startup’s take on how Starlink’s fast-growing popularity helped its own product get noticed. That product is Speedify, an app that combines Starlink with Wi-Fi, 4G/5G cellular … Read More
SpaceX Starlink Internet: 4 Hurdles Predicted Before Launch
Making Worldwide Broadband a Reality This post was written before SpaceX launched Starlink, and it predicted four hurdles for SpaceX internet: limited radio spectrum, high latency, speed and latency that change as satellites move, and the need for a clear view of the sky. Starlink cleared the first two hurdles: Starlink now says it delivers 45 to 280 Mbps download … Read More