Telecom 150
Broadband Breakfast Course Traces 150 Years of American Telecommunications
Broadband Breakfast CEO previews the 35-lesson course tracing American telecom from Bell's patent to AI. The course launches Monday
Wireless
Analysts Skeptical of SpaceX Mobile Plans
The satellite company said it intended to deploy terrestrial ‘femtocells’ to support its direct-to-device service
Earnings
SpaceX Planning Terrestrial Deployments to Support Direct-to-Device
The company added 1.7 million broadband subscribers in the second quarter
Funding
SpaceX President Announces Large Contribution to Trump Accounts
Shotwell announced she is gifting SpaceX stock to assist children born in lower income households in central Texas.
Spectrum
Verizon Accounts for 88 Percent of AWS-3 Auction Spending
SpaceX did not compete widely, but has reportedly reiterated to investors it’s planning its own mobile service
Briefs
SpaceX Final IPO Tally Shifts Upward to $85.7 Billion
Underwriters purchased an additional 83 million shares
Space
SpaceX Soars 25% in Wall Street Debut and Makes Elon Musk the First Trillionaire
The company has a market value of $2.21 trillion, with Forbes estimating Musk’s net worth at $1.1 trillion.
Spectrum
SpaceX Buying EchoStar Satellite Spectrum for $17 Billion
EchoStar said the deal should end FCC inquiries into the company's spectrum licenses.
SpaceX
Joe Supan: The Rise and Inevitable Downfall of 7,000 Starlink Satellites
Elon Musk's internet satellites have been a game changer for Rural America, but scientists are alarmed by plans to launch thousands more.
SpaceX
Texas Opens Funding for Starlink, LEO Rivals
Plan hopes to expand broadband access in rural communities
SpaceX
Analyst: Starlink Expanding Service, ‘Light Years’ Ahead of Competition
Starlink has about 6,700 operational satellites in low Earth orbit.
SpaceX
A Big Launch Year for Low Earth Orbit Satellites
2024 marked the year LEOs went from experimental to expansive.
SpaceX
Starlink Passes 4 Million Subscribers Globally
Starlink is now active in more than 100 counties
Commerce
SpaceX: FCC Should Revise Spectrum Sharing Between Satellite Types
Existing rules unnecessarily restrict the operation of non-geostationary satellite systems, company says.
LEO
Fiber Versus Wireless Debate is Back at Mountain Connect
Do consumers need fiber to their door? Or would wireless or satellite service suffice?
SpaceX
SpaceX in Talks with NTIA to Deploy Starlink for BEAD
‘For me to participate in BEAD, I don’t want BEAD to say, “if something happens, I get your network,”’ SpaceX President says.
