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Starlink dominates in-flight wi-fi with lightning fast speeds

Published on 24/03/2026 22:15 in technology • Abdullah Saad

Starlink, the satellite internet service owned by Elon Musk's SpaceX, is revolutionizing in-flight Wi-Fi by offering lightning fast speeds that put traditional services to shame.

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With over 9,000 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO), Starlink delivers download data speeds as fast as 350Mbps and latencies of under 99 milliseconds. This outperforms geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) satellites, which have round-trip latency speeds of approximately 600 milliseconds.

Analysts say Starlink is becoming the new gold standard for in-flight Wi-Fi, with Adlane Fellah, founder of Maravedis, likening it to a