New Starlink POP to Improve Latency and Capacity
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On Sat, 25 Jan 2025, 19:44 Barrack Otieno via KICTANet, <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Victor,
>
> I can confirm that the Latencies have significantly reduced. However we
> are still out of Capacity in areas like Kajiado which are close to the
> Capital City.
>
> Thank you
>
> Best Regards
>
> On Sat, Jan 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM Victor Kapiyo via KICTANet <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Dear Listers,
>>
>> Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite internet service, is significantly improving
>> latency for users in Africa by routing them through a new “point of
>> presence” (POP) in Nairobi, Kenya, reducing latency from 100-200ms to
>> around 30ms.
>>
>> The POPs connect the Starlink satellite network to terrestrial internet
>> infrastructure and are crucial for enhancing both capacity and latency; the
>> closer a user is to a POP, the faster their connection speed.
>>
>> Currently, Starlink operates 37 POPs globally, with a concentration in
>> North America but expanding rapidly into other regions like Africa and
>> Europe to meet growing demand and improve service in underserved areas.
>>
>> Read more:
>> www.pcmag.com/news/what-is-a-starlink-pop-how-ground-stations-improve-latency-capacity
>>
>> For users of starlink, have you noticed the changes?
>>
>> Victor
>>
