SpaceX Says Starlink Tests Showing Speeds Upwards of 100 Mbps

Beta testing of SpaceX's Starlink broadband constellation showed speeds in excess of 100 Mbps of throughput and latency of less than 40 milliseconds, company officials told the FCC International Bureau in a posting on a meeting last week defending its ask to move 2,824 broadband satellites to a lower orbit (see 2008100002). SpaceX said it's building 120 Starlink satellites per month, with more than 700 in orbit, and is on track to turn out "thousands" of consumer user terminals monthly.