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Updated · quasa.io · Jul 17
Starlink Delivers 10 Gbps Worldwide for Ground Terminals as Tests Reached 20 Gbps
Updated
Updated · quasa.io · Jul 17

Starlink Delivers 10 Gbps Worldwide for Ground Terminals as Tests Reached 20 Gbps

1 articles · Updated · quasa.io · Jul 17

Summary

  • 10 Gbps symmetric service is now achievable worldwide for Starlink ground terminals, Elon Musk said on July 10, extending a capability first demonstrated in the high Arctic.
  • Enterprise-grade gateway hardware powers the tier—not standard consumer dishes—with bonded antennas pushing test throughput to about 20 Gbps and similar deployments showing more than 99% uptime.
  • Alaska deployments with local providers such as GCI show the service aimed at middle-mile backbone and failover links for remote communities, supporting telemedicine, education and emergency response where fiber is impractical.
  • Next-generation Starlink satellites already entering service are expected to lift capacity further, with reports of more than 1 terabit per second of downlink and over 200 Gbps of uplink per satellite.

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