Starlink in Mexico had the fastest satellite internet in North America during Q1 2022 with a median download speed of 105.91 Mbps, followed by Starlink in Canada (97.40 Mbps) and the U.S. (90.55 Mbps).
Mexico’s fixed broadband download speed (40.07 Mbps) was much slower than Starlink, while Starlink download speeds were slower than fixed broadband for all providers combined in the U.S. (144.22 Mbps) and Canada (106.86 Mbps).
Speedtest Intelligence showed that Starlink blazed ahead in Europe during Q1 2022, with Starlink achieving a 100+ Mbps median download speed in every country where it was commercially available. In contrast, fixed broadband only achieved median download speeds over 100 Mbps in Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands during Q1 2022.
Starlink uses a low Earth orbit (LEO) that is much closer to Earth, but the satellites pass overhead regularly. With the satellites orbiting roughly 342 miles above the Earth, the shorter distance allows for much lower latency and higher throughput.
Sateliot, the first company operating a low-Earth orbit (LEO) nanosatellite constellation under the 5G IoT standard, has become an operator member of the GSMA.
Sateliot is signing standard roaming agreements with any mobile network operator (MNO) and mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) that is also a member of the GSMA.
