Hence, we still know that some speed barriers must apply.I see this question as having two distinct parts which I will accordingly address distinctly: 1: How does FTL Communication in Star Trek Work?As outlined in the other answers and on Memory Alpha, the communication used in Star Trek is called. The other related point raised in the question is about the Warp limit being 9.9 - we see here that subspace messages can exceed this, however they still can't break the Warp 10 barrier (which is explained as infinite velocity). Without these boosters though, we see a speed somewhere between Warp 3 and Warp 4 on the TNG scale, so not really all that fast relatively. If you have subspace boosters, we see speeds of Warp 9.9999 = 199,516 times the speed of light obviously significantly faster than the speeds any 24th Century Starfleet vessel could attain. How much faster is this than conventional warp? - it depends. through what's called 'subspace', which is a form of space that exists alongside our space but doesn't seem to have the light-speed barrier, meaning messages can travel at far faster speeds than the speed of light.
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