Amazon begins previewing its Amazon Leo satellite internet system for a select group of customers, ahead of a wider public rollout planned for 2026
Amazon Leo, the recently rebranded satellite-internet system meant to rival SpaceX's Starlink, has begun previewing its service for a select group …
British Airways owner IAG signs a deal with SpaceX's Starlink for Wi-Fi across all five carriers in the airline group, making it available in 500+ aircraft
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Starlink experienced a network outage for about 2.5 hours on Thursday; NetBlocks reports that connectivity dropped to “16% of ordinary levels”
What Caused The Global Outage And Is It Back Up Yet? Abdullah Asim / PhoneArena : Starlink goes down mere hours after T-Mobile's service goes live Reuters : Musk's Starlink says it is experiencing maj...
More US states are rolling out subsidies for satellite connectivity in rural areas, including some that have funded programs that exclusively subsidize Starlink
here's why Waquar Haider / Financial Express : Ahead of Elon Musk's Starlink, Apple planned to launch satellite home internet service but cancelled: Here's why Ayushi Jain / Digit : Starlink India lau...
How SpaceX's Starlink moved quickly to solidify its lead in the satellite internet business, as its competitors face production and launch capacity bottlenecks
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Internal messages show how during trade negotiations, the US State Department pushed nations facing tariffs to clear regulatory hurdles for SpaceX's Starlink
Two plus two equals four. There are twenty-four hours in a day. Gustaf Kilander / The Independent : US is pushing Starlink on nations facing tariffs as Musk stands to benefit from trade deals: report...
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
and orbital overcrowding is a disaster waiting to happen Defense One : The D Brief: Jet falls off carrier; Yemen-bombing stats; Global defense-spending spike; Amazon's first satellites; And a bit more...
Sources: US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick urged civil servants heading the $42B rural broadband program to increase the project's use of SpaceX's Starlink
Commerce secretary urges officials to consider Trump adviser's satellite connection for rural households
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick plans to revamp Biden's $42B broadband grant program to “take a tech-neutral approach”, which may benefit SpaceX's Starlink
Under new rules from President Trump's Commerce Department, a $42 billion high-speed internet effort will no longer favor fiber-optic cable.
Elon Musk's new political influence may make it harder for regulators and politicians worldwide to resist SpaceX's Starlink, which added 20+ nations in 2024
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