Amazon begins previewing its Amazon Leo satellite internet system for a select group of customers, ahead of a wider public rollout planned for 2026
Leo Ultra is an enterprise-grade terminal with 400 Mbps upload speeds iClarified : Amazon Rebrands Project Kuiper to ‘Amazon Leo’, Debuts Gigabit Satellite Antenna [Video] Stevie Bonifield / The Verge...
Amazon launches 27 satellites for its Project Kuiper broadband internet program, the first batch of 3,236 satellites that it plans to send into low-Earth orbit
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SpaceX launches its first six Starlink satellites capable of offering mobile phone service as part of its Direct to Cell service in partnership with T-Mobile US
On Tuesday, January 2 at 7:44 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 21 Starlink satellites … T-Mobile : First SpaceX Satellites Launch for Breakthrough Direct to Cell Service with T-Mobile Jean-Pierre Joosting /...
Microsoft partners with Viasat to expand its Airband Initiative satellite internet program to Africa, prioritizing the DRC, Nigeria, Egypt, Senegal, and more
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Phoenix-based Mangata, which is building a satellite constellation for connectivity and edge computing for 2024, raises a $33M Series A led by Playground Global
Alan Boyle / GeekWire : Tweets: @b0yle Tweets: Alan Boyle / @b0yle : #MangataNetworks, a Phoenix-based startup with connections to Seattle area, raises $33 million for hybrid HEO/MEO satellite data n...
FCC grants SpaceX's request to use a lower orbit for Starlink satellites; Amazon says the FCC's conditions adequately addressed its original objection
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Pivotal Commware, which develops mmWave 5G infrastructure products that make use of metamaterials tech, raises $50M Series C led by Tracker Capital Management
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The FCC granted Amazon's request to operate its Kuiper low Earth orbit satellites, on condition it doesn't interfere with previously approved rival ventures
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Apple confirms it acquired Seattle-based Xnor.ai, which develops low-power, edge-based AI image recognition tools, sources say for around $200M
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A look at Tesla's first self-driving chip, manufactured by Samsung, which can be installed into existing Teslas, but the cost to do so is unknown
Advice on Pivoting to the Future and Avoiding Disruption Shreya Ganguly / Inc42 Media : Elon Musk Promises A Million “Self-Driving Robotaxis” By 2020 João Carrasqueira / Neowin : Tesla wants to launch...