Starlink delays fair usage data caps
SpaceX's Starlink satellite Internet service has delayed a plan to start limiting customers' connection speeds during peak hours after users hit a certain threshold.
In early November 2022, The Verge was the first to report about Starlink adding a fair...
SpaceX gets approval to launch 7,500 more Starlink satellites
US regulators partially approved plans by Elon Musk’s SpaceX to operate another massive fleet of Starlink satellites, giving the company the go-ahead to launch 7,500 of a proposed constellation of nearly 30,000 satellites.
The...
SpaceX value over R2.6 trillion — according to latest funding round
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is in talks to raise a funding round that values the rocket launch and satellite company at more than $150 billion (R2.6 trillion), people familiar with the matter said.
The transaction being discussed...
Starlink gets fair use policy — will start throttling in congested areas
SpaceX's satellite Internet service Starlink will start throttling customers' connection speeds if they consume over 1TB of data per month during the day and live in an area with plenty of other users.
First reported by...
Starlink launches dish for moving vehicles
SpaceX has launched a new iteration of its Starlink satellite Internet service, which lets users access the service from a land-based vehicle in motion.
Starlink for RVs has provided a portable version of the fixed home and business service for...
Elon Musk's Starlink network and Twitter deal could face US national security reviews
Biden administration officials are discussing whether the US should subject some of Elon Musk’s ventures to national security reviews, including the deal for Twitter Inc. and SpaceX’s Starlink satellite...
Starlink's Wi-Fi for airplanes will offer 350Mbps download speeds
SpaceX has opened reservations for the Starlink Aviation service that provides in-flight Wi-Fi on its website.
The launch of Starlink Aviation comes after several months of testing with partner airlines — including major US...
Elon Musk says SpaceX loses R362 million each month providing Starlink to Ukraine
SpaceX is losing about $20 million (R362.32-million) a month providing its Starlink satellite internet service to Ukraine, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Twitter.
The company isn’t receiving any money...
Elon Musk's tweets are impacting US diplomatic relations
Elon Musk often wields his Twitter account as a weapon — threatening to back out of his deal to buy Twitter or insulting President Joe Biden as a damp sock puppet “in human form.”
More recently, the world’s richest person veered into...
Starlink rival testing 5G cell service from space
Satellite telecoms company Lynk Global will launch the world's first base station in space to transmit 5G cellular connectivity to standard smartphones on Earth.
The test will take place in December 2022 and will be carried out using Lynk's...
US lawmakers want Starlink to get a waiver in heavily-sanctioned Iran
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen should give Elon Musk’s satellite Internet service Starlink clearance to operate in heavily sanctioned Iran as the country faces widespread protests, a bipartisan group of lawmakers said.
Musk...
Starlink airplane Wi-Fi can handle bufferless Netflix and YouTube streaming
SpaceX wants to show the world its Starlink satellite system can deliver Netflix and YouTube at 30,000 feet.
So it recently held a demo for the media aboard a jet operated by its first airline customer, regional...
Game-changer can threaten Vodacom and MTN's business models
New technological developments that enable mobile phones to connect directly to low Earth orbit satellites are a game-changer which can threaten mobile operators’ current business models.
When Apple unveiled the new iPhone 14, it...
Apple and SpaceX had discussions over using Starlink for iPhone satellite features
SpaceX held talks with Apple Inc. about using Starlink connectivity for the iPhone maker’s new satellite features, Elon Musk said.
The companies have had “promising conversations,” SpaceX Chief Executive Officer...
iPhone's satellite calling feature might finally launch — but could be too late
Apple has finished testing satellite connectivity on its upcoming iPhone 14 series, but launching the feature will depend on concluding deals with operators.
That is according to renowned Apple analyst Ming-Chi...
SpaceX and T-Mobile set for big announcement
T-Mobile US Inc. shares rose after Elon Musk’s SpaceX said it would host an event on Thursday to reveal plans for the two companies to “increase connectivity.”
Musk will host the event at SpaceX’s Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, with T-Mobile Chief...
Starlink map update is good news for South Africa
SpaceX has significantly reduced the size of an "exclusion zone" for its Starlink Internet service in South Africa in a recent update to its coverage map.
A concerned MyBroadband Forum member previously brought the zone to our attention in May...
Starlink wants to offer mobile broadband via its satellites
Starlink has sent an application to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide mobile satellite service in the 2 GHz band.
In the filing, SpaceX requests permission to modify its existing Gen1 non-geostationary orbit...
Elon Musk's Starlink achieves complete coverage of Earth
SpaceX successfully completed its first Starlink polar orbit launch, achieving "complete coverage of Earth" in the process.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter to confirm the achievement, specifying that Starlink's coverage would be...