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New Delhi \u2013 Elon Musk-run affordable satellite internet service Starlink is expanding fast \u2013 from Antarctica to Royal Caribbean cruise ships \u2013 but its speed has decreased in almost all countries in which it operates as more users opt for it.<\/p>\n
According to a new report from network intelligence firm Ookla, the median download speeds for Starlink fell across Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, the UK and the US, dropping 9\u00a0\u2013\u00a054% from the second quarter of 2021 to the same time this year as more users signed up for the service.<\/p>\n
Starlink\u2019s data upload speeds also slowed, with speeds decreasing across all of the countries.<\/p>\n
However, Starlink still reached a median download speed of at least 60 megabits per second (Mbps) in North America during the second quarter, which is more than enough for at least one connected device to do almost everything on the internet including streaming video, downloading games, and chatting on video with friends and family.<\/p>\n
Satellite connectivity is coming to mobile, with Starlink\u2019s new partnership with T-Mobile and new mobile devices becoming satellite enabled.<\/p>\n
Starlink isn\u2019t stopping there \u2013 they\u2019re trying to get into aircraft, cruise ships and cars.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut they\u2019re not the only satellite provider making moves \u2013 Viasat is launching its Viasat-3 fleet, OneWeb is combining business with Eutelsat, and Amazon is sending 3\u00a0236 Project Kuiper satellites into orbit,\u201d said the report.<\/p>\n
Starlink latency fared a little better with latency remaining relatively flat (though high when compared to fixed broadband) in most countries.<\/p>\n
Musk said this week that Starlink, the satellite internet division of the tech billionaire\u2019s rocket company, was now active on all continents, including Antarctica.<\/p>\n
He also said \u201canother batch with lasers reaches orbit\u201d after the deployment of 54 Starlink satellites was confirmed by the company.<\/p>\n
Starlink can reportedly offer speeds of about 50\u00a0\u2013\u00a0200Mbps.<\/p>\n