Satellite

Satellite

A SpaceX-Tesla Megamerger Could Benefit Both Companies and Elon Musk's Personal Fortune

Musk has also drawn criticism from politicians after speeds for a military version of SpaceX’s satellite communications service were slowed

Satellite

Starlink Reaches 13.6 Million Subscribers Globally as SpaceX Revenue Jumps 161%

The company expects spending to rise sharply

Satellite

Musk Pledges a Share of His SpaceX Company to 'Every Kid in America'

The offer arrived a day after Anthropic announced that it will commit 5% of its shares to a new 'public benefit' fund

Satellite

Starlink Critical for Rural Connectivity in Natural Disasters

Starlink restored critical internet access for medial staff following Hurricane Helene.

Starlink

Poland Blames Starlink Sabotage on Russia

2 Turkish citizens have been arrested in connection with the sabotage

FCC

University of Illinois Survey Finds Rural Broadband Gaps Persist for Farms, Households

A survey found widespread dissatisfaction with rural broadband speeds

Satellite

Amazon Leo Aiming to Sway Consumers From Starlink With Prime, Other Bundles

The company is planning to launch initial service later this year

Satellite

SpaceX Acquiring Grain Spectrum to Support Mobile Ambitions

Analysts were still skeptical about the prospects of SpaceX competing with wireless carriers, but wireless stocks fell sharply on the news

Satellite

FCC Approves SpaceX Request for 15,000 Direct-to-Device Satellites

A TD Cowen survey found 34 percent of respondents would consider switching to a mobile service from the company

Satellite

Starlink Still Rural For Now: New Street Research

The firm estimated Starlink could have the capacity to serve about 18 percent of U.S. households by 2035

Satellite

Carriers Finalize Direct-to-Device Spectrum JV

Announced in May, the deal was seen as a ‘shot across the bow’ at SpaceX

Satellite

Rocket Lab Aiming for Enterprise, Defense Services with Iridium Acquisition

Comments are due to the FCC on the deal Oct. 15

Expert Opinion

Michael O'Reilly: Making Progress on D2D Satellite Services

The FCC should approve pending satellite direct-to-device applications and reject stale objections that only slow U.S. leadership.

FCC Relaunches Tech Advisory Council to Guide Spectrum, AI and 6G Policy

The relaunch of the Technological Advisory Council is to strengthen engineering leadership on emerging communications technologies

Satellite

Viasat, Space42 Spending up to $1 Billion on Direct-to-Device Venture Equatys

The companies are planning a 2,800-satellite constellation that multiple tenants could use to provide connectivity

Satellite

Ookla: Starlink Performance Surged in First Half of 2026

Starlink is narrowing a long-standing performance gap with terrestrial broadband.