SpaceX

Satellite

Frontier Airlines to Offer Starlink for In-Flight Wi-Fi

The service is expected to be live in early 2027

Spectrum

FCC to Vote on Proposal for More Direct-to-Device Spectrum in August

The agency would consider 225 megahertz of unlicensed spectrum for the service

BEAD

Satellite BEAD Awards to be Reduced

NTIA said the new FCC broadband coverage map showed expanded terrestrial service in rural areas

Satellite

Starlink Best for Rural Areas, Analysts Say

The company is planning another test launch of its Starship rocket this week

Satellite

Orbital Seeks FCC Approval for 100,000 Satellite Data Center Constellation

The five-month-old startup has raised $5 million in pre-seed funding to develop its space-based AI computing platform.

Data Center

Data Centers are Not that Loud, Taxpayer Groups Finds

Data centers are not much louder than a library or a conversation, study finds

SpaceX’s $3.3 Trillion Revenue Forecast Depends on Creating New Markets in Connectivity, AI

Morgan Stanley analysts caution that reaching projections will depend on successful execution across multiple not yet proven technologies.

Satellite

SpaceX Planning 100K More Starlink Satellites

The company is planning ‘extremely low-latency and multi-gigabit symmetrical’ speeds for consumers and enterprises

People

T-Mobile Bringing on Former AT&T Exec Chris Sambar

Mike Katz is leaving the company after 28 years

Satellite

SpaceX Buoyed by Launch Dominance, but Starlink Mobile’s Future Unclear, Analysts Say

A MoffettNathanson report said real competition with terrestrial mobile carriers was unlikely

Funding

SpaceX President Announces Large Contribution to Trump Accounts

Shotwell announced she is gifting SpaceX stock to assist children born in lower income households in central Texas.

BEAD

South Carolina Cuts BEAD Recipients in Half

State and federal American Rescue Plan Act funds take eight ISPs out of the BEAD program.

BEAD

Texas Governor Denies SpaceX Favoritism

The Texas Governor’s office is pushing back against allegations of favoritism and sweetheart deals.

Satellite

Amazon Says It Has Enough Satellites to Launch Leo Broadband Service

Initial service is expected later this year following the latest Atlas V launch.

FCC

FCC Accused of Withholding DOGE Communications ‘in Bad Faith’

A watchdog group is seeking discovery after alleging the FCC failed to adequately produce records in a FOIA lawsuit.

satellites

Amazon Leo Launches 29 More Satellites into Orbit

The company has a total of 396 satellites deployed, with hundreds of satellites ready to launch.