Providing low-latency, high speed broadband throughout the world through a large constellation of satellites is a complex business. The first …
SpaceX Starlink May 15 test to launch 60 comm satellites
Over the weekend, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk tweeted more details about the upcoming Starlink test launch scheduled for …
#Satshow – SpaceX sets May 15 launch for “dozens” of Starlink broadband test satellites
More details of SpaceX’s Starlink plans came out this week, with a May 15 launch a larger scale test of …
Amazon gets into the satellite broadband game
News reports from Geekwire and others indicate Amazon is planning to build a satellite broadband akin to those currently in …
SpaceX applies for 1M satellite terminal license
SpaceX’s efforts to build a satellite broadband service took on new meaning this month when the company requested Federal Communication …
Progress and peril for new broadband constellations
OneWeb, SpaceX, and Telesat recently had more activity shedding light on their respective plans to build Low Earth Orbit (LEO) …
SpaceX updates StarLink plans for FCC: Lower, faster
This week SpaceX filed an update for its Federal Communications Commission (FCC) license to launch and operate an initial 1,600 …
Big promise of LEO satellite broadband will require big bucks
Low earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband networks promise to deliver fiber-like latency and gigabit speeds to a global audience. In …