Satellite
Amazon Leo Expands Arianespace Deal With Six More Launches
Amazon is hoping to catch up to internet satellite leader SpaceX
Satellite
Satellite connectivity enables broadband to reach distant and hard-to-reach locations.
NCDIT
North Carolina Launches $1 Million Satellite Grant to Harden Broadband Against Disasters
North Carolina is funding backup satellite internet for firefighters, emergency centers, and community hubs
Wireless
SpaceX Keeping Options Open for Direct-to-Device Plans
The mobile carriers were dismissive of the company’s ambitions
Satellite
SpaceX Unlikely to Buy Carrier, Build Macro Network: Analyst
The satellite company’s executives have said they expected to eat into mobile carriers’ market share
Spectrum
FCC Looks to Free Up More Spectrum for Space Launches, Reentries
A new federal space policy is pushing regulators to ensure spectrum keeps pace with a growing launch industry.
Satellite
Louisiana Excited by $100 Billion SpaceX Launch Facility, Local Starlink Discounts
The state said SpaceX’s BEAD locations were unchanged
Satellite
Aviation Groups, Iridium Still Don’t Like Ligado-AST Space Mobile Deal
Ligado wants discovery in its $39 billion lawsuit against the Defense Department
Satellite
Carr Defends Satellite Licensing Order
House Science Committee lawmakers had asked to postpone the overhaul
Satellite
AST SpaceMobile Gets Green Light for Direct-to-Device Testing
The 30-day authorization covers non-commercial testing using up to 100 handsets.
Dustin Burrows
Broadband Grants Paused as Critics Allege Favoritism Toward Elon Musk’s Starlink
An audit is underway, but no completion date has been set.
Spectrum
SpaceX Wants More Spectrum for Direct-to-Device
It named NextNav’s proposal, which the security industry reiterated opposition to.
Satellite
Vietnam’s VinSpace Signs Deal With Elon Musk’s SpaceX to Launch Satellites in 2027
Established in November 2025, VinSpace aims to become a full-service aerospace company.
Satellite
3 More AST SpaceMobile Satellites Launched
The company, behind on it direct-to-device satellite deployment, has said it could buy a launch provider to avoid further delays
Donald Trump
Inside Russia’s and China’s Potential Plots to Take Down Starlink
As SpaceX’s satellites have become a valuable military weapon, the two countries may be exploring options to eliminate or neutralize low-Earth orbit technology.
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
