SpaceX

Briefs

Next Amazon Leo Launch Set for Friday

Launch will bring Amazon's total deployed satellites to 331, weather permitting.

Satellite

EU Looking to Set Aside Most of 2 GHz Band for European Operators

American firm SpaceX is buying 30 megahertz in the band from EchoStar, but could at most access 20 megahertz in Europe under the plan.

Satellite

Amazon to FCC: Globalstar Spectrum Necessary to Compete in D2D Market

The company is planning to take over Apple’s 20 percent stake in Globalstar as part of its acquisition.

Satellite

American Airlines Going With Starlink for In-Flight Wi-Fi

United, Southwest, and Alaska Airlines also have deals with Starlink. Delta opted for Amazon Leo.

Satellite

Bezos Says Space-Based Data Centers Two to Three Years Off

He argues that current timelines may be 'a little ambitious.'

BEAD

Amazon, Two Local ISPs Back Out of BEAD in Nebraska

The state is opening a new round of bidding for 12 percent of its BEAD locations. SpaceX did sign a contract with the state.

Satellite

Ookla: Starlink Now Faster in European Markets

Where governments are still waiting to deliver fiber, satellite broadband is stepping in.

Satellite

SpaceX Launches Its Biggest Starship Yet on a Test Flight

The rocket blasted off from the southern tip of Texas on Friday, carrying 20 mock Starlink satellites on a test flight extending halfway around the world.

Earnings

SpaceX, Ready to Go Public in Massive IPO, Reveals That Starlink Is Paying the Bills

Satellite internet unit is the most profitable segment in a company losing billions on rockets, AI, and social media.

AI

OpenAI Avoided a Costly Court Loss to Elon Musk, but Neither Side is Unscathed

Americans’ opinion about artificial intelligence is at a low point with worries over job losses.

AI

Pope and Co-Founder of Anthropic to Launch Pontiff's AI Encyclical on May 25

The U.S. pope's position on AI may become a new flashpoint with the Trump administration

USF

FCC Considers Satellite Changes to Universal Service's High Cost Fund

Agency also ‘streamlines’ broadband data collection and mapping at its May open meeting.

LEO

SpaceX Delays Vandenberg Rocket Launch

The launch was delayed by a week.

Infrastructure

Charter, Comcast Also Confident Amid Starlink Competition

Charter reached settlements with two intervenors in California’s review of its Cox acquisition.

Satellite

Big Three Mobile Carriers Planning to Pool Spectrum for Satellite Operators

The carriers said they’re looking to foster competition in the direct-to-device space.

Wireless

T-Mobile Content with FWA, Not Eyeing Cable, Exec. says

CFO Peter Osvaldik also reiterated he saw satellite operators as complementary rather than competitive.