Analysts at Quilty Space say that SpaceX is building Starlink satellites at a rate of more than 4,000 per year (or about 340 per month). This production rate is well ahead of the 2,880 it built in 2024, a 40-plus percentage improvement. Quilty adds that Starlink’s global gateways (ground-stations) deployed grew from about 240 in […]
Virgin Atlantic has announced an accelerated rollout of Starlink as the airline gears up to introduce free, high-speed WiFi across its entire fleet, helping customers bring their world onboard from take-off to landing. Virgin Atlantic will begin introducing Starlink connectivity onboard its Airbus A350 fleet from May, with all A350s to be connected by early […]
OneWeb and Starlink, both extremely keen to start beaming their broadband signals into India, say they are still awaiting regulatory approvals from assorted regulators. A report on April 10th stated that both companies have already met stringent security requirements, including lawful interception and monitoring conditions. However, the final commercial go-ahead is still pending with the […]
Elon Musk used his social media platform X to share that Starlink had won CopaAirlines with its staellite connectivity equipment and that the service would serve passengers “from gate to gate”. However, there was also bad news from Papua New Guinea where its National Court on the licensing of Starlink is expected to be delivered […]
SpaceX’s Starlink grew 85 per cent in connectivity in Brazil end ended 2025 on 606,200 customers according to data from the country’s media regulator Anatel. The progress sees Starlink as the 13th-largest operator in Brazil, and while this is still way behind market leaders Claro (10.62 million subscribers) and Vivo (8.01 million). However, the progress […]
It has been widely alleged that there’s a high degree of animosity between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. Their billionaire status guarantees headlines and their rockets and satellites ensure publicity for their endeavours. But the two are also slugging it out with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). SpaceX and Amazon Leo have filed complaints against […]
Starlink has cemented another Indian region into its coverage map by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Meghalaya, the region which borders Assam to the North of Bangladesh. It has a population (in 2014) of some 3.2 million. The MoU was signed in New Delhi by Gwynn Shotwell (SpaceX’s President & COO), LaurenDreyer (VP/Starlink […]
Japanese conglomerate SoftBank is the latest to adopt SpaceX’s broadband-to-satphone system, Starlink. SoftBank joins NTT Docomo and KDDI in supporting Starlink. These are three very large Japanese carriers and will – between them – supply coverage over mountainous regions, remote islands and during Japan’s ever-present natural disasters. The trio will compete against one remaining telco […]
Amazon is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire satellite operator Globalstar for about $9 billion (€7.8bn). A deal would advance Amazon Leo’s orbiting broadband scheme enabling it to better compete with Starlink. Globalstar’s shares surged on the news to an 18-year high, driven by its valuable L-band spectrum and existing infrastructure. However, the potential deal […]
SpaceX had launched into orbit 865 satellites this year (as of March 27th). This represents 27 per cent of the overall 3,180 satellites launched in 2025, and completes three record-breaking months of this year. If this cadence continues, then SpaceX is on track to launch more than 3,600 satellites during 2026. But the record-breaking is […]