With the SpaceX IPO heating up to a $2.1 trillion valuation, investors are looking closely at Starlink. But what makes Starlink stand out vs GEO satellites? Understanding the technical moat of LEO vs. GEO is vital for any SpaceX investor. In this tech talk, we look at the physics of LEO vs. GEO orbits, why latency is an unavoidable physical … Read More
Watch Now: SpaceX Starlink Hit 10 Million Users. Why Is Revenue Down 18%?
With SpaceX IPO coming soon, Starlink crossed 10 million subscribers and $12 billion in revenue. So why is Starlink average revenue per user is down 18%? Alex and Speedify engineers discuss why: Starlink makes 3,000 times more from an airline than a home user, many Starlink enterprise and Starlink roam users are getting multiple Starlink dishes, emerging markets are essentially … Read More
Watch Now: Starlink Speed Test – Same Location, Wildly Different Results
Speedify engineers discuss real Starlink speed test footage showing why Starlink bandwidth and latency are constantly changing: every 15 seconds Starlink switches satellites, and both dishes can end up on the same satellite limiting download speed to 300Mbps each instead of 600Mbps combined download speed. And, rain drops Starlink upload speeds by 52%.
Watch Now: We Tested Every Way Starlink Can Fail. Here’s What We Found
Alex and Speedify engineers discuss what actually happens when Starlink internet fails. We’ve done all kinds of tests on Starlink dropouts. Tipping dishes, blocking signals, running Starlink speed tests, triggering every Starlink error code. Our Starlink review found Starlink internet works just over 99% of the time, and that’s still days of downtime per year. The best enterprise Starlink SLA … Read More
Watch Now: Why Does Starlink’s App Fail When You Run 2 Dishes on the Same Network?
Every Starlink dish takes the same default IP address — 192.168.100.1. Run two Starlink dishes on the same network and the Starlink app can only see one of them. Starlink setup also recommends keeping dishes 30cm apart, but Starlink internet speed testing shows 8 feet of separation makes a measurable difference. Engineers discuss our findings about Starlink setup with multiple … Read More
Watch Now: Inside Starlink’s gRPC API: Latency, Obstruction & Live Stats in your Router
Starlink’s gRPC API runs on every Starlink router over HTTP/2 with protocol buffers, exposing real time Starlink internet stats to any app on your local network. Engineers discuss how we’re using Starlink’s API to measure Starlink dish performance in the Speedify app. Until recently, enabling location in the Starlink app meant the Starlink gRPC API would hand your exact GPS … Read More