Starlink

Brazil hooks up with Chinese satellite broadband service that doesn't operate yet

After beefing with Elon Musk, comms minister wants to diversify product choice

Networks21 Nov 2024 | 10

Trump appoints Musk associate Brendan Carr as FCC chair

Likely to look more favorably on Elon's adventures in space-based comms

Networks18 Nov 2024 | 35

Starlink finally files proper paperwork to operate in India

Government both excited and cautious about benefits of Muskband

Personal Tech14 Nov 2024 | 4

Scientists demand FCC test environmental impacts of satellites

updated Boffins say it's absurd that the US comms watchdog won't consider atmospheric harms

Science24 Oct 2024 | 15

Starlink was offered for free to those hit by Hurricane Helene. It is not entirely free

Updated And now SpaceX clarifies special promotion

Networks08 Oct 2024 | 152

US lawmakers dig into FCC's $900M Starlink snub in wake of Hurricane Helene

Nearly a billion dollars in rural broadband subsidies wouldn't go amiss

Networks08 Oct 2024 | 39

SpaceX accuses 'meme-stock' rival of 'misinformation' over Starlink signals waiver

AST SpaceMobile partners 'provide zero technical support for their opposition,' letter to FCC rages

Networks04 Oct 2024 | 29

China calls for realtime censorship of satellite broadband

Great Firewall reaches all the way into space

Networks30 Sep 2024 | 27

Musk's Starlink rockets to 4 million subscribers

Satellite broadband mega-constellation passes mega-milestone

Networks27 Sep 2024 | 51

Starlink-branded hardware reportedly found amid wreckage of downed Russian drone

Space broadband on weapons is not something Elon Musk condones

Networks27 Sep 2024 | 172

Starlink's new satellites emit 30x more radio interference than before, drowning cosmic signals

V2 sats beam 10M times brighter noise, hampering telescopes

Networks19 Sep 2024 | 112

China claims Starlink signals can reveal stealth aircraft – and what that really means

If this really was that useful, they wouldn't be telling us

Security17 Sep 2024 | 98

FCC boss starts bringing up Musk's Starlink dominance, antitrust concerns

SpaceX broadband network now accounts for nearly two-thirds of all active satellites in orbit

Networks12 Sep 2024 | 52

Starlink U-turns, will block X in Brazil after all

Musk fought the law and the law won... for now

Networks04 Sep 2024 | 38

Astronomers back call for review of bonkers rule that means satellite swarms fly without environment checks

Space boffins want pollution from the likes of Starlink regulated

Science29 Aug 2024 | 48

Shots fired as AT&T and Verizon ask FCC to block Starlink's direct-to-cell plans

Rivals claim signal waiver would interfere with terrestrial networks

Networks16 Aug 2024 | 40

Would you rather buy space broadband from a billionaire, or Communist China?

Beijing's first Starlink-slayers are in orbit, and buyers beyond the Great Firewall are on the agenda

Networks08 Aug 2024 | 51

SpaceX Falcon 9 set for comeback after upper-stage failure

Cracked line blamed for leak

Science26 Jul 2024 | 19

SpaceX hit by inflight Falcon 9 failure

Upper stage engine suffers a Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly, leaving Starlink satellites too low

Science12 Jul 2024 | 35

Humanity's satellite habit could end up choking Earth's ozone layer

Just when you think we've solved chlorofluorocarbons

Science25 Jun 2024 | 92

Starlink stuffs the internet into a backpack by invitation only

Satellite dishes not just for roofs anymore

Networks21 Jun 2024 | 15

Starlink offers 'unusually hostile environment' to TCP

Hopping satellites every 15 seconds will do that to a protocol, natch

Networks22 May 2024 | 98

AT&T formalizes deal for space-based cellular service on unmodified mobiles

AST still only has a single test satellite in orbit, so don't hold your breath

Personal Tech16 May 2024 | 11

Starlink suffers 'degraded service' from solar storm but emerges intact

Unusually high activity from Sun may have also hastened Hubble's demise

Networks13 May 2024 | 24

Starlink geofence appears to have some gaping holes

I guess the brains down in Africa gonna take some time to do the things they never should have had

Networks03 May 2024 | 36

Starlink clashes with Telecom Italia over frequency data sharing

Refusal to play ball may result in satellite operator moving investment elsewhere

Networks02 Apr 2024 | 18

Is Russia using Starlink in Ukraine? Congress demands answers

And saying Starlink doesn't work inside Russian borders isn't sufficient...

Offbeat08 Mar 2024 | 59

Square Kilometre Array precursor looks to filter out satellite interference

Starlink isn't the biggest problem, but increasing numbers of orbiting transmitters isn't helpful

HPC20 Feb 2024 | 13

Ukraine claims Russian military is using Starlink

Musk: No terminals have been sold to Russia 'to the best of our knowledge'

Networks12 Feb 2024 | 128

Musk lashes out at Biden administration over rural broadband

Claims FCC's justification for ditching Starlink 'utterly false'

Networks23 Jan 2024 | 63

John Deere tractors get connectivity boost with Starlink deal

SpaceX gets chance to prove the FCC was wrong for rejecting its $885m rural broadband subsidy bid

Networks16 Jan 2024 | 29

Adios, dead zones: Starlink relays SMS in space for unmodified phones on Earth

Now you'll never have an excuse for missing that weekend work text or call

Networks12 Jan 2024 | 58

SpaceX cleared to test satellite phone service via Starlink

Low Earth orbit cell ops will help remote region get services

Networks15 Dec 2023 | 6

FCC really, truly won't give SpaceX nearly a billion bucks for Starlink rural broadband

Updated You Musk be joking, says legal veep

Networks14 Dec 2023 | 68

Two sats, one customer: Japan's NTT signs up for Amazon's space internet

Take that, Elon

Off-Prem29 Nov 2023 | 1

China lobs tech demo into orbit for People's Republic version of Starlink

Another mega-constellation incoming

Networks24 Nov 2023 | 3

Musk's broadband satellite kingdom Starlink now cash flow positive – or so he claims

Meanwhile, Boeing's constellation dreams crash back down to Earth

Networks03 Nov 2023 | 39

Starlink starts advertising Direct to Cell satellite phone service as coming in '2024'

Slated to work with existing 4G phones, though space rivals still trying to shoot it down

Networks12 Oct 2023 | 24

Starlink speeds ahead in the satellite race but rivals aren't starstruck just yet

Download rates stabilize after influx of users dragged on service

Networks19 Sep 2023 | 13

Vodafone and Amazon shoot for the stars while Kuiper satellites remain grounded

Bezo birds to provide a mobile backhaul. When they finally launch

Networks05 Sep 2023 | 4

The only thing launched for Amazon's Project Kuiper is a lawsuit

Updated Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk... not the bestest of buddies?

Networks04 Sep 2023 | 15

Starlink satellites leak astronomy-disturbing EM radiation, say boffins

The light pollution problem is so 2022

Science10 Jul 2023 | 10

Starlink's rocket speeds hit a 50 megabit wall for large downloads

Disgruntled customers claim throttling happens any time of the day or night

Networks07 Jun 2023 | 42

Starlink bags US defense contract to keep war-torn Ukraine connected

And poor Elon gets a break from subsidies

Networks02 Jun 2023 | 16

AT&T warns T-Mobile US, Starlink may disrupt terrestrial cellphones

Certain people don't have to jump through the same hoops that SpaceMobile did, opines analyst

Networks22 May 2023 | 5

Starlink opens final frontier for radio astronomers

Opinion Is it wrong to wish on space hardware?

Science11 Apr 2023 | 37

OneWeb lofts last batch of satellites to enable global internet service

Mission accomplished? Meanwhile Musk's Starlink's V2 sats experience de-orbit-worthy 'issues'

Networks27 Mar 2023 | 3

Hubble images photobombed by space hardware on the up

Big brains worry investment explosion could hit astronomy

Science03 Mar 2023 | 25

SpaceX lobs second-gen Starlink satellites into orbit

But not the giant ones Musk previewed last year – those still can't get to space without Starship

Systems28 Feb 2023 | 18

Chinese defence boffins ponder microwaving Starlink satellites to stop surveillance

Beijing has filed the paperwork for its LEO constellation, but SpaceX is already there

Science27 Feb 2023 | 94

Starlink performance sees a bump, and so do prices

Still not quite as fast as it was in the halcyon days of 2021

Networks23 Feb 2023 | 12

Starlink tempts users with $200 Global Roaming service

'Almost anywhere on land' ... that's a bold promise

Networks21 Feb 2023 | 15

SpaceX cuts off Ukraine's 'offensive' Starlink use

Please, please, don't shoot down our satellites, Vlad

Networks09 Feb 2023 | 60

SpaceX tells astronomers: Fine, we'll try to stop Starlink spoiling stargazing sessions

Agrees measures to prevent streaks of light across the night sky in time-lapse observations

Networks13 Jan 2023 | 50

Ukraine secures 10k more Starlink receivers with EU help

More cash will still be needed to maintain service come spring, says Ukrainian deputy PM

Networks21 Dec 2022 | 11

FCC gives SpaceX OK to launch 7.5k Gen2 Starlink satellites

Subject to conditions: offer only valid if you can get Starship off the ground

Networks02 Dec 2022 | 17