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sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

Yes, but transmission loss causes packet retransmission, which adds to perceived latency, and fiber usually doesn’t need to travel as far physically as a satellite, so there’s less distance to cover.

So yes, the “speed” of light through fiber is technically slower than via air, the data transfer is usually faster.

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