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Teardown: How SpaceX Cut Starlink Peak Median Latency From 48.5ms Toward 20ms

A technical teardown of SpaceX's Starlink latency whitepaper: physics allows under 10ms, but the measured peak median was 48.5ms. The 15.5ms gap comes from buffers, queues, WiFi and ground infrastructure.

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Teardown: How SpaceX Cut Starlink Peak Median Latency From 48.5ms Toward 20ms

Physical latency floor for Starlink is under 10ms
Measured peak median latency was 48.5ms
The 15.5ms gap comes from buffers, queues, WiFi and ground layout
Latency decides whether satellite broadband can carry gaming and calls

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