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  1. Jan

    Starlink polar launch completes coverage of Earth

    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...
  3. Jan

    Starlink Maritime launched - $10,000 for the kit and $5,000 per month

    Starlink for boats is R83,000 per month and can handle rocket engine forces SpaceX has launched a new variant of its Starlink Internet service developed specifically for maritime use. Starlink Maritime is promising high-speed, low latency Internet with a download speed of up to 350Mbps while...
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    FCC approves Starlink's use in cars, aircraft, and vessels

    Starlink approved for use in cars and planes Elon Musk’s SpaceX won permission from US regulators to offers its Starlink broadband-from-space service to users in vehicles, vessels and aircraft. The Federal Communications Commission announced the decision in an order published Thursday, which...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Nigeria and Mozambique beat South Africa to Starlink approval

    Nigeria and Mozambique beat South Africa to Starlink approval SpaceX and its CEO Elon Musk have announced that Mozambique and Nigeria are the first two African countries to grant regulatory approval to its Starlink satellite Internet service. According to Starlink’s coverage map, the service...
  6. Jan

    Starlink map shows big dead zone centred over SKA

    Starlink map shows huge "dead zone" in South Africa — what it could mean SpaceX recently launched a new coverage map for its Starlink satellite Internet service, which suggests it might exclude a large part of South Africa from its rollout plans. The map divides areas across the globe where...
    • Jan
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  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    New record turnaround for reused SpaceX rocket booster

    New record turnaround for reused SpaceX rocket booster SpaceX yesterday launched a Falcon 9 rocket that flew earlier this month, marking the fastest turnaround yet for the company in refurbishing a previously flown booster. The SpaceX Falcon 9 first-stage booster that took 53 of the company’s...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Starlink Wi-Fi tested on Delta Airlines planes

    Starlink Wi-Fi tested on Delta Airlines planes Major US airline Delta has tested SpaceX's Starlink satellite Internet on its planes. The airline's CEO Ed Bastian revealed this during an interview with the Wall Street Journal. According to Simple Flying, Delta Airlines was the world's...
  9. Jan

    Starlink helps Ukraine shell Russian tanks

    Elon Musk's Starlink helps Ukraine take out Russian tanks SpaceX's satellite Internet service Starlink is helping the Ukrainian military destroy Russian tanks and supply trucks, The Times of London reports. With 50 squads of expert drone pilots, Ukraine's Aerorozvidka air reconnaissance unit...
  10. Jan

    Starlink increases prices by 10%, cites inflation

    Starlink hikes prices Satellite Internet service Starlink is hiking the prices of its equipment and monthly subscription fee. Starlink blamed excessive inflation for the price adjustments in an email sent to customers.
  11. Jan

    SpaceX to launch OneWeb satellites

    SpaceX will launch Starlink rival's satellites UK-based communications company OneWeb has reached an agreement with SpaceX to launch its Internet-beaming satellites into orbit later this year. OneWeb and SpaceX's Starlink are competitors in the low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite Internet business.
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    Europe gunning for Starlink with its own R103-billion satellite Internet fleet

    Europe gunning for Starlink with its own R103-billion satellite Internet fleet The European Union revealed its most detailed plans yet for a low-earth orbit satellite system worth billions of euros aimed at delivering secure communications for the bloc. The project will cost an estimated 6...
  13. Jan

    SpaceX building ground station in Fiji to offer Starlink in Tonga

    Starlink rolling out in Tonga after volcanic eruption cuts off Internet SpaceX is constructing a ground station in Fiji that will allow residents of Tonga to access the Internet via its Starlink satellites. That is according to Fijian Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, who recently thanked...
  14. Jan

    Geomagnetic storm takes down 40 Starlink satellites

    40 Starlink satellites destroyed in geomagnetic storm SpaceX's Starlink Internet service has suffered a costly setback, with most of the satellites it launched last week suspected to have been destroyed by a geomagnetic storm. The company said 40 out of the 49 satellites that were carried into...
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  15. Jan

    Starlink Premium - up to 500Mbps for R7,600 a month with a R38,000 antenna

    Starlink Premium announced — up to 500Mbps for R7,600 a month Elon Musk announced that SpaceX's Starlink Internet service would be adding a new high-performance option known as Starlink Premium. The Premium service includes a high-performance antenna, and as per Starlink's description of the...
  16. Jan

    Elon Musk offering satellite Internet to tsunami-stricken Tonga

    Elon Musk offers Starlink Internet to volcano-racked Tonga Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk is offering to send Starlink internet terminals to Tonga after an underwater volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami cut off communication links. Musk was...
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    SpaceX begins test of Starlink Internet on aircraft

    SpaceX begins test of Starlink Internet on aircraft SpaceX’s Starlink unit is testing its space-based internet service with several aircraft and wants to offer in-flight connection to airlines "as soon as possible," a company vice president said. Starlink is in talks with several airlines...
  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    Space debris from Russian missile test threatens Starlink satellites

    Space debris from Russian missile test threatens Starlink satellites The Russian missile test that shattered a dead satellite this week highlights a growing threat of space debris just as companies such as SpaceX and Boeing Co. make plans to launch as many as 65,000 commercial spacecraft into...
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    Starlink could help keep an eye on the Amazon rainforest

    Starlink could help keep an eye on the Amazon rainforest The world’s richest person and Brazil’s government are discussing a partnership to monitor the Amazon rainforest via satellite. Elon Musk met Monday with the Minister of Communications for President Jair Bolsonaro’s government in Austin...
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    5 important things happening in tech today

    5 important things happening in tech today Elon Musk expects 500,000 Starlink subscribers within a year and says the project could cost up to $30 billion in total. Russian hackers had undetected access to Denmark's Central bank for up to 6 months. Zoom will be partnering with an AI company...
  21. Jan

    Starlink set to launch in August, says Elon

    Elon Musk ready to launch Starlink in August Elon Musk’s satellite network Starlink is on track to beam broadband internet everywhere in the world except polar regions by August, he said on Tuesday. Space Exploration Technologies Corp. has launched more than 1,500 satellites so far and has...
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