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Do they actually route all the way across planet using laser interlinks? Are there any tests by someone?

They have both sats with and without lasers. Starlink with lasers are still being rolled out.

So it will depend very much from where to where. The certaintly can go direct.

It would be interesting to know their internal routing logic but I don't think we know.

My guess is that they do not.

Routing these packets around the planet would be a huge waste of their limited electrical and transmission resources.

Premium plans would fix that...