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by KiwiJohnno 1924 days ago
Actually, current starlink latency is 20-40 msec, which isn't bad compared to DSL or fibre internet. Its usually better than 4g or 5g internet.

When starlink sats are fully using laser interconnects then their long-distance (london-NY or further) latency should be considerably less than anything else available. The speed of light in fibre is about 1/2 the speed of light in a vacuum.