Here’s How Fast Starlink Has Gotten Over the Past Year

It’s been a year since Ookla first examined SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet, which launched its public beta in November 2020. Now, it's updating the ongoing series on satellite internet performance data with first-quarter 2022 in Europe, Oceania, North America, and South America, including results from 10 additional countries. Ookla is also examining how Starlink’s internet performance has changed over the past year in the United States and Canada. Over the past year, Starlink speeds increased nearly 58 percent in Canada and 38 percent in the US. Additionally, Starlink in Mexico was the fastest satellite provider in North America. Starlink’s low-earth orbit satellites (LEOs) provide a life-changing service for consumers in rural areas that might not otherwise have access to high-speed internet. However, more companies are looking to compete with Starlink and launch their own LEO constellations, including Amazon’s Project Kuiper, which recently received permission to test their own satellite service and is slated to launch later in 2022, and Viasat which is set to merge with Inmarsat and launch new constellations by 2023.