[Starlink] speedtest.net takes a look at sat internet around the globe

[David Lang]

On Fri, 13 Aug 2021, Ulrich Speidel wrote:

> But yeah, the plans are noted. I'd add to that that longish zig-zagging laser 
> forwarding paths pose the question of latency, too, so it'll be interesting 
> how that will play out.

true, but the speed of light in a vaccum is ~30% higher than the speed of light 
in fiber, so it's going to depend on how many hops and the time cost of each 
hop.

David Lang