SpaceX - Broadband Breakfast (Page 2)

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.

Satellite

Amazon Leo Expands Arianespace Deal With Six More Launches

Amazon is hoping to catch up to internet satellite leader SpaceX

Trump Downplays Need to Check AI, Says He Doesn't Want to Cede Edge to China

Speaking to reporters on Sunday, he said the U.S. is leading China in the development of AI and 'frankly, I want to keep it that way because whoever wins AI wins'

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Says AI Industry Needs to Slow Down for Safety

Amodei warned on Saturday that AI could be capable within six to 12 months of leading a swarm that could take over the entire internet.

Wireless

SpaceX Keeping Options Open for Direct-to-Device Plans

The mobile carriers were dismissive of the company’s ambitions

USF

Rural ISPs to FCC: Preserve Rural Broadband Subsidy

SpaceX wants the agency to shutter its High Cost fund

BEAD

All 56 Federal Broadband Plans Approved. Construction Comes Next

Illinois was the final state approved under the federal government’s landmark broadband program. Michigan, Hawaii, Virginia and California are among many states now building.

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

Starlink

KeyBanc: Starlink’s Talk of Deep Price Cuts Unlikely to Disrupt Terrestrial Broadband ISPs

The latest developments highlight how quickly the broadband market is evolving

Funding

SpaceX Still Pushing to Slash High Cost Fund

The satellite company recovered its Starship rocket after a July test flight, and is looking to acquire some extra spectrum

BEAD

With all BEAD Plans Approved, States and Territories Set to Spend $18.2 Billion on Deployment

The program’s 3.79 million locations are set to 63 percent fiber and 22 percent satellite, based on NTIA-approved plans

BEAD

Michigan Signs 17 Subgrants Under Federal Broadband Program

Nearly $1.5 billion in public and private investment will expand broadband access to roughly 200,000 locations.

Satellite

Louisiana Excited by $100 Billion SpaceX Launch Facility, Local Starlink Discounts

The state said SpaceX’s BEAD locations were unchanged

Expert Opinion

Glenn Lurie: There Is No AI Without a Pipe

AI's infrastructure isn't just about chips and data centers. It's about the fiber, wireless, satellite, edge and power infrastructure required to move intelligence everywhere.