Satellite
Big Tech-backed Group Supports Musk at FCC
Group’s support comes as Project Kuiper sets to begin service in 2025.
Wireless
Ookla: Starlink Outpaces Rivals in In-Flight Wi-Fi Performance
LEO satellite provider delivers fastest speeds and lowest latency in new analysis
China
Chinese Geostationary Satellite Reaches Speed of 1Gbps
Method increases chance of usable signals by nearly 20 percent
Satellite
FCC Space Bureau Chief Bullish on LEO
Believes satellite can compete with fiber.
Expert Opinion
Chris Scharrer: Why Would SpaceX Need $20B from BEAD?
$3.5B can buy 6.4 million Starlink residential installations. Starlink is a practical short-term stopgap before fiber.
Satellite
FCC Space Bureau Chief Highlights Role of LEO Satellites in Broadband Expansion
Bureau Chief Jay Schwarz outlined two key priorities: Modernizing licensing systems and ensuring adequate spectrum.
FCC
BEAD Letter of Credit Concern, Viasat joins Space Force, $7 Million FCC Connectivity Funding
Broadband experts express concern about letter of credit requirements for BEAD.
FCC
Coronavirus Roundup: Speedy FCC Web Meeting, NCTA Broadband Dashboard, GEO’s New Mapping Tool
The commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission announced at the start of the Commission’s monthly meeting – perhaps the first fully-remote monthly meeting at the agency – that they had already voted in favor on all nine proposals listed on the meeting agenda. Commissioners cited the “ext
