Elon Musk Claims Starlink Download Speed Will Hit 300 Mbps This Year
February 22, 2021 – Elon Musk has stated that Starlink satellite Internet service will increase available download speeds to 300 Mbps and reduce latency to 20 ms later this year. And, he claimed those speeds will be available to “Most of Earth by end of year, all by next year, then it’s about densifying coverage.” He made the statements in tweets responding to a Starlink beta user who posted a picture of the results of a speed test of the service, which showed 130 Mbps down and 24 Mbps up, with 34 ms latency.
In a recent FCC filing, Starlink disclosed there are currently 1,000 Starlink satellites in orbit, and over 10,000 users in the United States and abroad are using the Starlink broadband service as part of the public beta program.
