Musk reposted a preview stating that the next-generation V4 Starlink satellites will be equipped with laser links, boasting a single-satellite capacity exceeding 10 Tb/s. According to his disclosures, each satellite will carry approximately 100 lasers, and the total constellation size will exceed 100,000 satellites. By leveraging the advantages of space-based light speed being roughly 40% faster than terrestrial fiber-optic cables, combined with direct routing, the system is poised to outperform submarine cables in long-distance communications. The quoted original post indicates that the V4 version will achieve 10 times the performance of V3, with laser link speeds reaching 10 terabits per second.