T-Mobile, the US arm of Deutsche Telekom, has seemingly cooled its enthusiasm for using Starlink as its methodology for connecting its clients in remote areas. T-Mobile had a one-year exclusive agreement with Starlink which is now ending. Jon Freier, T-Mobile’s CCO, told analysts that satellite-based direct-to-cellular is in a complementary category, noting: “[Satellite connectivity] is […]
Analyst Professor Tim Farrar (of TMF Associates) has released a report on Starlink’s profile and forecasts which contains detailed forecasts of the consumer, government and D2D businesses as well as analysis of Starlink’s technology and regulatory progress. Farrar also states that he has heard rumours that Starlink is developing its own smartphone. Farrar said: “It […]
Charter, the US telco, lost 172,000 Internet customers in Q2 2026, compared with 117,000 Internet subscribers shed during the year-earlier period amid stiff competition from fixed wireless and fibre connection services. Charter narrowed its loss of TV customers to 21,000, against 80,000 TV customers dropped in the same period of 2025, as subscribers did more […]
Russian company Bureau 1440 has launched a second batch of communications satellites into orbit for Rassvet, Russia’s satellite internet project. On July 21st, it emerged that the project now has 40 satellites in orbit. According to the company, the satellites successfully separated from the launch vehicle and established contact with Mission Control. After completing post-launch […]
SpaceX had to abort the planned launch on July 16th of its giant Starship rocket because of anxieties over some of its powerful Raptor engines. The revised date, subject to the usual weather and technical considerations, is July 23rd and will see Starship #13’s crucial test launch from SpaceX’s Starbase in South Texas. Launch is […]
Frontier Airlines will transform its onboard experience by introducing Starlink WiFi. Engineered by SpaceX, Starlink delivers high-speed, low-latency WiFi capable of HD streaming, online gaming, productivity and more. Frontier plans to launch its first Starlink-equipped aircraft in early 2027, offering passengers access to Starlink’s high-speed internet through a new system managed directly by Starlink. Beyond enhancing […]
Morgan Stanley was just one of the many banks which initiated or issued updated guidance for SpaceX following the ending of the ‘quiet period’ for the rocket-to-broadband business. Morgan Stanley was enthusiastic and give SpaceX an ‘Overweight’ rating, and said it expects SpaceX to outperform most investments on Wall Street and sees 90 per cent […]
SpaceX, in the January 1st to June 30th 2026 period, has had its best-ever half-year in terms of launch numbers. In 2025, for the complete 12 months, SpaceX launched 3,180 Starlink satellites, and 1,489 in the January-June half-year. In the first half of 2026 alone, the company launched 1,589 satellites — 100 more than the […]
Bangladesh has granted permission to SpaceX’s Starlink broadband system to “export” its services to neighbouring countries. Those neighbouring nations could include India. The approval allows Starlink to export International Private Leased Circuit (IPLC) links to carry unfiltered internet traffic from Bangladesh to neighbouring nations, marking the first time the government has formally permitted such an […]
South Korea, already one of the best-equipped countries on the planet in terms of fibre connections (and where an estimated 99 per cent of users have 4G or 5G cellular access) is going ahead with its own satellite low Earth orbing broadband system. Korea’s Economic Daily news says that the South Korean government wants the […]