Spirent Communications is launching what it calls the first high-accuracy orbital modeling software specifically developed for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite simulation.
Spirent worked with Swiss company SpacePNT, which specializes in spaceborne receivers and positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) technology, to develop the new SimORBIT...
The federal agency sharply curtailed the number of satellites Starlink sought to launch, citing orbital safety concerns
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday granted private space firm SpaceX partial permission to get started on their second-generation Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation. With this clearance,...
Flat High Performance Starlink brings satellite broadband to your camper
SpaceX has announced Starlink for RVs (Recreational Vehicles). The latest permutation of broadband internet service provided by Starlink’s constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) costs $135 per month, plus $599 in hardware fees — a...
The satellite broadband service promises up to 350 Mbps with no caps, for $25K a month (plus equipment)
SpaceX announced this week Starlink Aviation, a new business unit of its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite service tasked with expanding into the in-flight Wi-Fi market. The...
FCC had denied Starlink nearly $900 million in government funds
Starlink is appealing the Federal Communications Commission's decision to deny the company nearly $900 million in funding that it won through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund to connect unserved areas across the United States.
In...
Speedcast announced this week a new partnership with broadband satellite service provider Starlink to provide Starlink services to Speedcast’s maritime and enterprise customers. Speedcast said that it’s already been supporting customer trials of Starlink as part of its own integrated services package.
The announcement took place...
They promise universal text coverage in the U.S. in late 2023, with voice to follow
T-Mobile US and satellite broadband company Starlink announced this week a partnership that sees SpaceX’s Starlink using T-Mobile mid-band spectrum to deliver ubiquitous satellite-based text messaging capabilities for T-Mobile customers....
Carr, the senior Republican on the FCC, claims that the agency exceeded its authority in denying RDOF funds to Starlink
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr is criticizing the Federal Communications Commission's action earlier this month that quashed nearly $900 million in Rural Digital Opportunities Fund (RDOF)...
Starlink had won projects worth nearly $900 million; LTD was the biggest winning bidder in the RDOF auction
Starlink and LTE Broadband have lost federal subsidies worth more than $2 billion, after the Federal Communications Commission rejected their respective applications to provide high-speed broadband services...
France-based Eutelsat and UK-based OneWeb have signed a provisional takeover deal, which values OneWeb at $3.4 billion, and would, if pursued and passed, would create a European satellite rival for the likes of SpaceX-owned Starlink. The pair have agreed to combine their satellite connectivity...
Through the end of last month and the start of last week, an assortment of tech providers, all with something to sell, descended on São Paulo to proclaim the imminent arrival of 5G in Brazil, and paint a picture of glorious digital change stretching...
The new capabilities are expected to be available in the second half of 2021
Under a new partnership, SpaceX — Elon Musk’s private American aerospace company — will begin to locate its Starlink ground stations within Google Cloud’s data center properties. This, say the companies,...
Elon Musk's low-earth-orbit satellite-based service, Starlink, plans to provide voice and Lifeline services as well as high-speed broadband services, the company told the Federal Communications Commission.
Starlink laid out its plans for service and gave some visbility into its capabilities and operations in a...
