Starlink in Northern Europe: A New Look at Stationary and In-motion Performance
arXiv:2502.15552 · doi:10.1109/MeditCom64437.2025.11104426
Abstract
Starlink has introduced the Flat High Performance (FHP) terminal, specifically designed to support the vehicles and the vessels in motion as well as the high-demand stationary users. The research on FHP terminal throughput analysis remains limited, only a few existing studies evaluate FHP, focusing on the limited parameters and scenarios. This paper evaluates the FHP terminal's performance in Finland, Northern Europe. We examine round-trip time (RTT), uplink, and downlink throughput for both stationary and in-motion use. We measure network efficiency across six geographically diverse servers and get insights of network routing strategies. Our results show that Starlink provides high-speed, low-RTT connectivity, however, the throughput experiences fluctuations with slight degradation when in motion. Additionally, we compare Starlink and terrestrial network RTT and possible routing paths.
M. A. Ullah et al., "Starlink in Northern Europe: A New Look at Stationary and In-motion Performance," 2025 IEEE International Mediterranean Conference on Communications and Networking (MeditCom), Nice, France, 2025, pp. 1-7, doi: 10.1109/MeditCom64437.2025.11104426