On Thu, 25 May 2023, Ulrich Speidel via Starlink wrote:

> Also, I don't get the impression that path latency minimisation is top 
> priority for Starlink. My impression is that as long as RTT is what you might 
> see on a terrestrial connection to the other side of the globe, it's good 
> enough for Starlink.

I agree, I don't think they have latency as one of their top priorities. I think 
they are focusing on expanding the network and jusst increasing bandwidth.

I think having multiple satellites servicing a single cell is a much higher 
priority than minimizing latency).

I also think that in-space-routing is a higher priority than minimizing latency.

But I think latency is something they care about, just not their top priority. 
As long as it's "good enough" they are working on other things (and "good 
enough" is not fiber-connected good, but more like slow-dsl-good)

It's important to keep the market in mind, they aren't aiming the service at 
people who can get high speed DSL/Cable/Fiber, they are aiming it at the people 
who can't, who get slow DSL, dialup, cell service (LTE, not 5G), wireless ISPs, 
or do without.

David Lang