The Web Tech Culture Starlink's new rectangular dish is smaller, lighter and comes with an IP54-rated WiFi router The new user terminal kit is available for all new orders fulfilled in the United States By Joao Silva, November 12, 2021, 12:17 PM 24 comments
Industry The Web FCC approves Boeing's request to deploy satellites for broadband Internet service Boeing submitted its request in 2017 By Shawn Knight, November 4, 2021, 9:33 AM
The Web Tech Culture Elon Musk: SpaceX Starlink service will go live next month The "Better Than Nothing Beta" is coming to an end By Adrian Potoroaca, September 20, 2021, 10:16 AM
The Web Tech Culture Elon Musk expects to launch Starlink broadband internet to the world as soon as August Tesla's CEO thinks Starlink can amass over 500,000 users in its first year By Joao Silva, June 30, 2021, 6:04 PM 35 comments
The Web Space Amazon's satellite broadband gets FCC approval, will launch over three thousand satellites in the next few years Project Kuiper will get a $10+ billion investment from Amazon By Humza Aamir, July 31, 2020, 11:04 AM 21 comments
Industry Electronics Amazon's latest initiative is Project Kuiper, a constellation of Internet-beaming satellites Amazon wants to provide Internet access to remote regions of the globe By Shawn Knight, April 4, 2019, 12:04 PM
Science The Web SpaceX requests FCC permission to operate 1m 'earth stations' The next step to getting Project Starlink off the ground By James Miller, February 10, 2019, 1:04 PM 14 comments
Industry FCC fines space startup $900,000 after unsanctioned satellite launch The fine is just a slap on the wrist, but commissioners hope it serves as a warning By Cal Jeffrey, December 21, 2018, 2:02 PM 12 comments
Industry Facebook looks to launch LEO satellites to provide internet to rural areas Forget about the drones -- Zuck wants satellites instead By Cal Jeffrey, July 23, 2018, 6:16 PM
Industry SpaceX receives approval to launch satellites capable of offering broadband internet The first of thousands needed for a global network By Greg Synek, February 15, 2018, 9:20 AM 12 comments
Industry Electronics SpaceX to launch high-speed Internet satellites into orbit in 2019 By Shawn Knight, May 5, 2017, 7:00 AM 8 comments
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Industry Elon Musk's satellite Internet project takes another step forward By Shawn Knight, September 15, 2015, 7:15 AM
Industry The Web Virgin America to deploy much faster inflight Wi-Fi in their new A320s By Tim Schiesser, July 8, 2015, 1:15 PM
Industry The Web SpaceX files paperwork with the FCC to begin testing Internet-beaming satellites By Shawn Knight, June 10, 2015, 7:30 PM 11 comments
Industry The Web Google expected to invest heavily in SpaceX satellite Internet venture By Shawn Knight, January 19, 2015, 7:15 PM
Hardware Iridium's satellite hotspot promises to bring Wi-Fi to almost every corner of the planet By Himanshu Arora, February 6, 2014, 10:36 AM 16 comments
Industry Dish brings broadband to rural US, seeks programming for Internet TV By Jose Vilches, September 28, 2012, 12:00 PM 15 comments
Industry Dish Network to launch nationwide satellite broadband service this fall By Shawn Knight, August 16, 2012, 11:00 AM