Starlink V3 is a massive leap forward Each V3 satellite is designed to support: • 1 Tbps downlink • 160 Gbps uplink That is roughly: • 10x more downlink capacity than V2 • 22x more uplink capacity than V2 But the real magic is in the antennas and chips Starlink V3 supports 2,048 downlink and uplink beams, compared with just 192 downlink and 144 uplink beams on V2 Backhaul uplink supports 60 GHz of spectrum across frequencies and polarizations (4.3× more than V2) That means far more users can be served at the same time, with beams dynamically adapting to demand in both dense cities and remote regions SpaceX-developed beamformer and modem chips are doing the heavy lifting, with upgraded chips supporting around 64x more throughput per modem chip V3 technology will support future Starlink Mobile Gen 2 satellites, delivering terrestrial-like LTE speeds directly to unmodified smartphones This is Starlink becoming a planet-scale internet infrastructure layer