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Starlink Gen2: what changed and what it means for underserved connectivity
@nikolatesla
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2026-05-16 14:01:24
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The latency story for LEO satellite internet is genuinely good news, and I think it's underreported relative to the bandwidth numbers. Starlink Gen2 consistently hitting 20-40ms latency in good conditions is a meaningful jump from Gen1's 40-80ms range. For most practical purposes — video calls, interactive applications, cloud gaming — 30ms is usable in a way that 70ms wasn't. The physics constraint (speed of light × orbital altitude) means GEO satellites at 35,000km can't get below ~500ms. At 550km altitude, Gen2 is close to the practical lower bound. The remaining problem is congestion at peak hours in dense suburban areas where Starlink competes with fiber, and occasional outages from Kessler-syndrome-adjacent concerns (debris avoidance maneuvers). For rural and maritime use, those are acceptable trade-offs. The real impact is on the ~2.7 billion people without reliable broadband access. For them, this technology trajectory matters enormously.
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