Understanding Starlink's Network Performance and Speed Analysis

Explore a 34-minute NANOG conference talk examining sustained throughput measurements of Starlink's satellite internet constellation across the United States, Europe, and Australia. Discover significant differences between advertised speeds, popular speed test service reports, and actual sustained throughput performance. Learn how packet loss, latency, peering strategies, and TCP mechanisms impact overall network performance. Presented by Kemal Sanjta, a Principal Internet Analyst at ThousandEyes with extensive experience in large-scale networks and Linux systems, and Mike Hicks, a renowned expert in network and application performance with over 30 years of industry experience and author of multiple technical books on network optimization and application management.