X Freeze(@XFreeze):Starlink on an Emirates A380 is delivering home-internet speeds at 32,000 feet A real-world test on flights between Dubai and San Francisco recorded: • ~350 Mbps download • ~30 Mbps upload • ~30 ms latency • Internet available before takeoff • Stable connection across the Arctic • Smooth FaceTime and video streaming The hardest part of aviation connectivity has always been keeping aircraft connected over remote oceans and polar regions Starlink just changed that Even while flying across the Arctic on an A380, passengers are getting speeds that rival many home broadband connections Airplane Wi-Fi has entered a completely different era

2026.09.23 05:22

Starlink on an Emirates A380 is delivering home-internet speeds at 32,000 feet A real-world test on flights between Dubai and San Francisco recorded: • ~350 Mbps download • ~30 Mbps upload • ~30 ms latency • Internet available before takeoff • Stable connection across the Arctic • Smooth FaceTime and video streaming The hardest part of aviation connectivity has always been keeping aircraft connected over remote oceans and polar regions Starlink just changed that Even while flying across the Arctic on an A380, passengers are getting speeds that rival many home broadband connections Airplane Wi-Fi has entered a completely different era