Mountain Connect
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.
Satellite
Satellite connectivity enables broadband to reach distant and hard-to-reach locations.
FCC
Satellite Industry Provides FCC with Global Highlights of 2023
'Starlink has about 6,000 satellites deployed, with more than 5,200 of them operational'
High Speed Internet
Alaskan Provider Announces Starlink Collab
The low earth satellites will help connect hard to reach areas of the state.
800 MHz
AST SpaceMobile, Verizon, AT&T Share Low-Band Spectrum
The shared spectrum will ensure wider coverage that benefits subscribers to all companies.
SpaceX
Comcast Announces Starlink Collab
The agreement will enable Comcast to serve hard to serve addresses in the U.S.
Expert Opinion
Bridging the Digital Divide with LEO Satellites
For consumers, the competition from LEOs will undoubtedly improve broadband connectivity and offerings to these rural areas.
LEO
LEO Technology Could Connect the Unconnected, Although Capacity Questions Remain
Unlike geostationary satellites, LEOs offer a connection that can support real-time communication.
LEO
As LEO Industry Grows, FCC Adopts Rule to Limit Space Debris
The vote on space debris comes as an increasing number of LEO satellites are gearing up for launch.
LEO
Musk Pauses Twitter Deal, Telefonica and OneWeb Join Forces, Ting to Bring Fiber to Alexandria, Va.
Musk has taken a step back from the acquisition, but insists he still intends to purchase Twitter.
Infrastructure
IIJA Application Webinars, NY Broadband Survey, Chinese LEO Broadband Satellites
The Commerce agency will hold pre-funding technical assistance hearings for infrastructure bill money starting this month.
Satellite
Critics Concerned Infrastructure Bill Money Will Go to Satellites, Harm Fiber Builds
The infrastructure bill’s tech neutrality is concerning critics who say money will go to satellite, not enough to fiber.
Satellite
FCC Approves Boeing LEO Satellites, Esri Pilots Broadband Data Program, ‘Dystopian’ Metaverse
Boeing jumps into increasingly competitive but nascent LEO broadband race.
LEO
LEO Satellite Technology Should Be in All Libraries, Gigabit Libraries Network Says
Satellites, at the very least, can act as backup connections, webinar heard.
LEO
Varying Technologies Needed to Make Widespread Public Library Wi-Fi a Reality
From direct fiber connections to low-earth orbit satellites, libraries can provide public Wi-Fi through varying means.
Satellite
SpaceX, Engineers Clash over Whether 12 GigaHertz Band Can Be Shared with 5G Operators
Competing submissions to the FCC show the friction over valuable mid-band spectrum.
Infrastructure
To Compete With China On 5G, U.S. Must Leverage Emerging Technologies
March 31, 2021—The United States can be a world leader in 5G networks by leveraging emerging technologies such as open radio access networks and low-earth orbit satellites, according to the director of the Reconnecting Asia Project. Jonathan Hillman, who is also a senior fellow at the Center for Str
