BEAD
Hawaiʻi Begins $30.7 Million BEAD Broadband Buildout
Once envisioned at $95 million, the buildout will now reach the same locations for a third that cost.
SpaceX
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. is a private space launch company founded in 2002 by Elon Musk. SpaceX develops the Starship launch system and satellite constellations—such as Starlink—with the mission to revolutionize space technology.
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.
Rural
The Farm Bill Fight That Will Shape Rural Broadband
Republicans were unable to move their bill forward. The measure will determine the future of the USDA’s ReConnect Broadband program.
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
FCC
In FCC’s High-Cost Modernization Docket, SpaceX Stands Alone
SpaceX wants the FCC to sunset ‘high-cost’ rural broadband subsidies – almost no one else agrees.
Spectrum
SpaceX, Unlicensed Spectrum Users Want Tweaks to FCC Direct-to-Device Proposal
Experts said the agency’s proposal would only work in rural areas
Earnings
SpaceX Planning Terrestrial Deployments to Support Direct-to-Device
The company added 1.7 million broadband subscribers in the second quarter
Wireless
Tower Companies Optimistic Amid Spectrum Auctions, Potential AI Deployments
SBA Communications has been in early talks with satellite companies about terrestrial deployments
Data Center
SpaceX Removing Gas Turbines from Mississippi Data Center
The decision comes amid ongoing lawsuits and a top House Democrat letter to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
Earnings
EchoStar’s Hughes Files for Bankruptcy
EchoStar lost 118,000 mobile subscribers in the second quarter
Wireless
GOP Senators Want Phone Unlocking Mandate
The cable industry and SpaceX have also pushed for the policy
Data Center
Space Experts Call for Government Action as Space Data Centers Emerge
Panelists say we are seeing an ‘evolution in space ecosystems’ that will require international and national cooperation.
Earnings
Shentel Adds Record 6,200 Fiber Subs
Rural competition from Starlink has let up for now, the company said
Spectrum
EchoStar, AT&T Close $23 Billion Spectrum Sale
The Wall Street Journal reported another EchoStar subsidiary was nearing bankruptcy
