Musk’s Starlink faces new challenge from China’s SpaceSail after Amazon’s Project Kuiper
1 month ago

Musk’s Starlink faces new challenge from China’s SpaceSail after Amazon’s Project Kuiper

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Since 2020, Musk’s Starlink has launched more LEO satellites than all competitors combined. With SpaceSail and Project Kuiper entering the fray, Musk’s dominance in satellite internet faces major challenges Starlink owns around 60 per cent of the roughly 7,500 satellites orbiting Earth and is a dominant player in satellite internet. Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet network is facing growing competition as China-backed SpaceSail and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Project Kuiper push forward with plans to challenge its dominance in high-speed satellite communications. Since 2020, Musk’s Starlink has launched more LEO satellites than all competitors combined, providing high-speed internet for remote communities, maritime operations, and militaries in conflict zones. However, with SpaceSail and Project Kuiper entering the fray, Musk’s dominance in satellite internet faces unprecedented challenges.

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SpaceX eyes billions in new US govt contracts as Musk’s influence widens in Trump administration
5 days, 21 hours ago

SpaceX eyes billions in new US govt contracts as Musk’s influence widens in Trump administration

Firstpost  

SpaceX’s Starlink service is being considered as a frontrunner for the Commerce Department’s $42 billion rural broadband push. The proposal was largely pushed on the backburner during former president Joe Biden’s era Elon Musk speaks next to US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 11, 2025. A New York Times …

What is Elon Musk’s Starlink all about? | Explained
1 week, 5 days ago

What is Elon Musk’s Starlink all about? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio have signed distribution pacts with SpaceX Corp.’s Starlink service to bring satellite internet access to India. Satellites work in conjunction with ground stations on earth, which are physically connected to the internet like any other network and beam up connections wirelessly to satellites above them at any given point. In India, …

Jio inks deal with Musk's SpaceX for Starlink internet services in India
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Jio inks deal with Musk's SpaceX for Starlink internet services in India

Firstpost  

The development comes a day after the company’s rival, Bharti Airtel, announced that it had inked a similar pact Jio Platforms will offer Starlink equipment in its stores and provide installation support for the devices, too. Reuters Reliance Jio on Wendesday announced that it has signed a deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring Starlink’s internet services to India. “Through …

Jio inks deal with Musk's SpaceX for Starlink internet services in India
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Jio inks deal with Musk's SpaceX for Starlink internet services in India

Firstpost  

The development comes a day after the company’s rival, Bharti Airtel, announced that it had inked a similar pact Jio Platforms will offer Starlink equipment in its stores and provide installation support for the devices, too. Reuters Reliance Jio on Wendesday announced that it has signed a deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring Starlink’s internet services to India. “Through …

What is Starlink, Elon Musk's satellite internet service firm?
2 weeks, 3 days ago

What is Starlink, Elon Musk's satellite internet service firm?

Hindustan Times  

Indian telecom giant Bharti Airtel on Tuesday announced a deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX to bring the revolutionary Starlink's satellite internet service to India. Starlink is a satellite internet service by Elon Musk's Space X This agreement is subject to SpaceX receiving authorisations to sell Starlink's satellite communications-based services in India, Airtel said in a statement. Starlink is a satellite …

Musk’s Starlink and Bharti Airtel sign deal to explore bringing satellite internet to India
Top News
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Musk’s Starlink and Bharti Airtel sign deal to explore bringing satellite internet to India

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel said Tuesday it has signed a deal with Elon Musk’s Starlink to explore providing the U.S. satellite internet giant’s services to customers in India, depending on government approval. Airtel — India’s second largest telecom operator — said in a statement that its deal with Starlink depends on whether the subsidiary of U.S. …

Chinese rivals to Musk's Starlink accelerate race to dominate satellite internet
1 month ago

Chinese rivals to Musk's Starlink accelerate race to dominate satellite internet

The Hindu  

Space is about to get more crowded for Elon Musk. The billionaire's Starlink communications network is facing increasingly stiff challenges to its dominance of high-speed satellite internet, including from a Chinese state-backed rival and another service financed by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos. Musk's primacy in space is seen as a threat by Beijing, which is both investing heavily in rivals …

Musk’s Starlink gets FAA contract, raising new conflict of interest concerns
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1 month ago

Musk’s Starlink gets FAA contract, raising new conflict of interest concerns

CNN  

New York CNN — The Federal Aviation Administration has agreed to use SpaceX’s Starlink internet system to upgrade the information technology networks it uses to manage US airspace, raising new concerns about conflicts of interest for CEO Elon Musk in one of his other roles, that of recommending funding cuts at federal agencies, including the FAA. The contact comes while …

Musk's Starlink races with Chinese rivals to dominate satellite internet
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1 month ago

Musk's Starlink races with Chinese rivals to dominate satellite internet

The Hindu  

Space is about to get more crowded for Elon Musk. The billionaire's Starlink communications network is facing increasingly stiff challenges to its dominance of high-speed satellite internet, including from a Chinese state-backed rival and another service financed by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos. Mr. Musk's primacy in space is seen as a threat by Beijing, which is both investing heavily in …

Musk’s Starlink faces new challenge from China’s SpaceSail after Amazon’s Project Kuiper
1 month ago

Musk’s Starlink faces new challenge from China’s SpaceSail after Amazon’s Project Kuiper

Firstpost  

Since 2020, Musk’s Starlink has launched more LEO satellites than all competitors combined. With SpaceSail and Project Kuiper entering the fray, Musk’s dominance in satellite internet faces major challenges Starlink owns around 60 per cent of the roughly 7,500 satellites orbiting Earth and is a dominant player in satellite internet. Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet network is facing growing competition …

Chinese satellite enterprises provide expanded, improved global services
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Chinese satellite enterprises provide expanded, improved global services

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2025-01-30 07:12 An aerial drone photo taken on Sept 4, 2024 shows a remote sensing satellite project at the Wenchang International Aerospace City in Wenchang, South China's Hainan province. At the start of 2025, China Great Wall Industry Corporation, which offers commercial launch and satellite in-orbit delivery services, completed the delivery of an intelligent remote sensing satellite, …

Pakistan internet shutdown | Provincial government mulling over holding talks with Elon Musk's Starlink
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan internet shutdown | Provincial government mulling over holding talks with Elon Musk's Starlink

The Hindu  

Amid ongoing internet disruptions across Pakistan, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is considering reaching out to tech mogul Elon Musk to address the severe slowdown in internet speeds affecting the region, as reported by Geo News. Meanwhile, Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, confirmed that his satellite internet service, Starlink, is awaiting approval from the Pakistani government, according to …

Amazon plans to enter internet service business in the UK with their satellite broadband plan
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Amazon plans to enter internet service business in the UK with their satellite broadband plan

Firstpost  

The satellite internet industry is becoming a competitive battleground, with companies rushing to deploy clusters of low-Earth orbit satellites. Amazon’s Project Kuiper aims to deploy 3,000 satellites, taking on SpaceX’s Starlink While Kuiper plans to offer connectivity through small terminals initially, Amazon has hinted at exploring direct-to-device services. Image Credit Reuters Amazon is preparing to enter the UK as an …

Amazon reveals UK satellite internet plan
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Amazon reveals UK satellite internet plan

The Independent  

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Chinese commercial satellite constellation completes network connection test
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Chinese commercial satellite constellation completes network connection test

China Daily  

SHANGHAI -- Spacesail Constellation, a Chinese commercial low-orbit satellite constellation, has completed a network connection test, the first application test since the launch of its commercial networking. According to information provided by the constellation's developer Shanghai Spacesail Technologies Co., Ltd. on Thursday, the test was to see if the low-orbit satellite broadband network data could be accessed by a cruise …

European Union to take on Elon Musk’s Starlink using IRIS-2, their take on satellite connectivity
3 months, 1 week ago

European Union to take on Elon Musk’s Starlink using IRIS-2, their take on satellite connectivity

Firstpost  

The European Space Agency envisions IRIS² as a versatile system capable of serving diverse sectors. For government use, it will support border and maritime surveillance, crisis management, and protection of critical infrastructure In the civilian domain, IRIS² will provide mobile and fixed broadband access, cloud-based services, and connectivity solutions for transportation. This ambitious project, developed in collaboration with SpaceRISE—a consortium …

Elon Musk's SpaceX completes Starlink's direct-to-cell constellation
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk's SpaceX completes Starlink's direct-to-cell constellation

India Today  

Elon Musk announced the completion of the first Starlink satellite constellation capable of providing direct internet connectivity to unmodified cell phones. The satellites will connect over laser backhaul to the existing Starlink constellation, effectively eliminating service dead zones and ensuring reliable internet access when it is needed most. https://t.co/wJHMGEzzE4 — Elon Musk December 5, 2024 The initiative has already garnered …

SpaceX Falcon 9 sends 24 Starlink satellites into orbit, boosting worldwide internet reach
3 months, 3 weeks ago

SpaceX Falcon 9 sends 24 Starlink satellites into orbit, boosting worldwide internet reach

Live Mint  

SpaceX achieved a significant milestone on Wednesday as its Falcon 9 rocket launched on its record-breaking 24th mission, carrying 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit. This mission, designated Starlink-213 / Starlink 6-70, marks the continued expansion of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite constellation, designed to provide high-speed internet access globally. Starlink's growing global reach The launch also represents a major step forward …

Elon Musk wants internet on Mars, plans to set up Starlink-like system for interplanetary communication
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk wants internet on Mars, plans to set up Starlink-like system for interplanetary communication

Firstpost  

Marslink would be modelled after SpaceX’s successful Starlink project, which has already revolutionised internet connectivity on Earth. The Starlink network, consisting of thousands of satellites, currently provides internet service to over 102 countries However, SpaceX isn’t the only player in the game. Blue Origin has introduced a concept called “Blue Ring,” an orbital tug designed to offer data relay services …

Telcos cast satellite Internet as threat to terrestrial networks; SpaceX mounts ‘passionate’ defence
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Telcos cast satellite Internet as threat to terrestrial networks; SpaceX mounts ‘passionate’ defence

The Hindu  

Telecom operators and satellite Internet operators on Friday engaged in an occasionally contentious discussion on regulating services like SpaceX’s Starlink and Amazon’s Kuiper satellite Internet, as part of an open house discussion by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. “It is not a open and shut case of administrative assignment,” said Ravi Gandhi, a regulatory executive with Reliance Jio Infocomm …

Elon Musk wants to send 30,000 more Starlink satellites into space - and it has astronomers worried
5 months, 1 week ago

Elon Musk wants to send 30,000 more Starlink satellites into space - and it has astronomers worried

The Independent  

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Elon Musk’s monopoly on space is alarming internet advocates and astronomers
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk’s monopoly on space is alarming internet advocates and astronomers

The Independent  

On Thursday morning, a reusable rocket on its 15th flight lifted off from Cape Canaveral on a mission that has become so routine that only local news outlets bothered to cover the event. Shortly after the Falcon 9 rocket touched back down, SpaceX boss Elon Musk posted to his social media platform X: “Starlink now constitutes roughly two-thirds of all …

Keir Starmer appears to bury the hatchet with Elon Musk, bringing Starlink internet into Downing Street
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Keir Starmer appears to bury the hatchet with Elon Musk, bringing Starlink internet into Downing Street

Daily Mail  

The wifi at No 10 must be really bad. Despite a public spat with Elon Musk on his X social media platform, Sir Keir Starmer appears to have buried the hatchet between him and the tech tycoon as he took delivery of a Starlink internet system yesterday. Starlink, owned by Mr Musk's SpaceX rocket company, allows people anywhere in the …

Elon Musk now controls two thirds of all active satellites
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk now controls two thirds of all active satellites

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk now controls nearly two thirds of all active satellites orbiting Earth …

Will Elon Musk's Starlink Revolutionize India's Satellite Communication and OTT Industry?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Will Elon Musk's Starlink Revolutionize India's Satellite Communication and OTT Industry?

Deccan Chronicle  

The saga of satellite communication in India has been marked by triumphs, setbacks, and a relentless pursuit of excellence. Amidst the challenges and triumphs, one question looms large: Will Elon Musk's Starlink project reshape India's satellite communication and Over-The-Top industry? Agrani Satellite Services Limited, heralded as India's pioneer in satellite ventures, initially aimed to address the nation's telecom infrastructure woes …

Musk’s Starlink cracks down on growing black market
11 months, 1 week ago

Musk’s Starlink cracks down on growing black market

Live Mint  

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has begun a crackdown on users who are connecting to its Starlink high-speed internet service from countries where it hasn’t been authorized—taking steps to close an expanding black market for the company’s satellite kits highlighted by a recent Wall Street Journal investigation. “The availability of our Mobile Service Plans is contingent upon various factors, including regulatory approvals," …

Starlink may get satellite broadband services licence
11 months, 1 week ago

Starlink may get satellite broadband services licence

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: This Centre is set to grant a licence to Elon Musk-led Starlink for starting satellite broadband services in India in the next few days. The company had applied for the global mobile personal communication by satellite services licence, which offers satellite communication services in licensed service areas, in October 2022. It is believed that at the same time, …

Elon Musk's Starlink likely to get nod for India operations ‘in next few days’: Reports
1 year, 2 months ago

Elon Musk's Starlink likely to get nod for India operations ‘in next few days’: Reports

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk's Starlink will soon be providing space-based broadband services in India, as the company is likely to receive approval from the Indian government ‘in the next few days,’ possibly early next week, reports have emerged. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade had sought a clarification from Starlink regarding the shareholding pattern, which the latter provided, paving …

Musk's Starlink secures $90 million contract to offer free internet in Mexico
1 year, 4 months ago

Musk's Starlink secures $90 million contract to offer free internet in Mexico

Op India  

On Wednesday, the government of Mexico announced that Starlink, the satellite internet company operated by Elon Musk’s aerospace company SpaceX, secured a contract a 1.56 billion peso contract to offer free internet in Mexico until the end of 2026. Carlos Emiliano Calderon, head of Mexico’s digital strategy, stated during a regular government morning press briefing that Starlink won the contract …

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Ready To Bring Satellite Internet To Regular Phones In 2024: What It Means
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Ready To Bring Satellite Internet To Regular Phones In 2024: What It Means

News 18  

SpaceX will have its satellite to phone internet service available to consumers by next year. SpaceX has been offering satellite internet service with plans already in place to offer 2 Mbps LTE internet speeds on mobile by 2025. The reason to delay the high-speed LTE service to 2025 is because SpaceX needs bigger satellites that will be launched with the …

Musk Vs Bezos: Amazon takes on Starlink, launches Project Kuiper to beam high-speed internet to Earth
1 year, 5 months ago

Musk Vs Bezos: Amazon takes on Starlink, launches Project Kuiper to beam high-speed internet to Earth

Firstpost  

Amazon has launched Project Kuiper and will take on Elon Musk’s Starlink, to beam high-speed internet to Earth. Project Kuiper is Amazon ambitious plan to create an extensive satellite network capable of providing global internet coverage, just like starlink Amazon’s founder, Jeff Bezos, has successfully launched the first two satellites for Project Kuiper, the e-commerce giant’s ambitious endeavour to create …

Elon Musk congratulates Jeff Bezos on Satellite internet launch success
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk congratulates Jeff Bezos on Satellite internet launch success

India TV News  

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk extended his well wishes to Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder and CEO Andy Jassy after Amazon's successful launch of its first two prototype Kuiper satellites for providing affordable internet services from space. Amazon's Project Kuiper, a low Earth orbit satellite broadband initiative, aims to deploy over 3,200 satellites in LEO to compete with Musk's Starlink, …

Amazon launches two satellites to compete with Musk’s Starlink
1 year, 5 months ago

Amazon launches two satellites to compete with Musk’s Starlink

Live Mint  

With an aim to deliver the internet from space and compete with Elon Musk's Starlink service, Amazon launched two satellites on Friday. Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos said that Project Kuiper will provide fast, and affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world with a constellation of more than 3,200 satellites in low Earth orbit. Rajeev Badyal, Project Kuiper's …

Amazon launches test satellites for global internet service to compete with Elon Musk's SpaceX
1 year, 5 months ago

Amazon launches test satellites for global internet service to compete with Elon Musk's SpaceX

ABC  

Amazon has launched the first test satellites for its planned internet service to rival SpaceX's broadband network. Key points: Amazon's Atlas V rocket launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida with two test satellites The e-commerce and web services company is aiming to offer broadband internet globally by late next year Amazon says it will invest $16 billion into its satellite …

Amazon takes on Starlink with Project Kuiper's inaugural satellite launch
1 year, 5 months ago

Amazon takes on Starlink with Project Kuiper's inaugural satellite launch

India TV News  

Amazon is set to launch its initial two prototype satellites, KuiperSat-1 and KuiperSat-2, on its "Protoflight" mission as part of Project Kuiper, the company's low Earth orbit satellite broadband venture aimed at competing with Elon Musk's Starlink. To rival Elon Musk's Starlink, which already has over 4,000 satellites in orbit for delivering affordable Internet, Amazon envisions deploying a constellation of …

Elon Musk's satellites litter the heavens as astonishing video shows how 5,000 Starlink aircraft are whizzing around the Earth and 'will soon outnumber the stars'
1 year, 6 months ago

Elon Musk's satellites litter the heavens as astonishing video shows how 5,000 Starlink aircraft are whizzing around the Earth and 'will soon outnumber the stars'

Daily Mail  

Elon Musk's 5,000 Starlink satellites are on track to surpass the number of visible stars in the sky, around 9,000 Elon Musk's satellites are littering the heavens and an astonishing video has revealed how 5,000 of his Starlink aircraft are whizzing around the Earth. New research showed that low-frequency radio waves - like the ones produced by Musk's machines - …

Starlink: Why the new sovereign of low-earth orbit is bad news
1 year, 7 months ago

Starlink: Why the new sovereign of low-earth orbit is bad news

The Hindu  

In January 2023, Telegram channels in Russia were flooded with undated pictures of an unmanned Ukranian drone that included a retrofitted Starlink satellite dish made by SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket company. On paper, the integration of Starlink’s satellite internet service meant that the machine could be controlled from anywhere and be used for everything from surveilling Russian troops to coordinating …

Elon Musk ‘stopped Ukraine military using Starlink for military operation’
1 year, 7 months ago

Elon Musk ‘stopped Ukraine military using Starlink for military operation’

The Independent  

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Japan's military considers adopting Elon Musk's Starlink satellite service
1 year, 9 months ago

Japan's military considers adopting Elon Musk's Starlink satellite service

The Hindu  

Japan's military is testing Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service with an eye to adopting the technology next fiscal year, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday, citing unnamed government sources. The Ministry of Defense already has access to communication satellites in geostationary orbit, but use of Starlink technology, operated by Musk's SpaceX, would add a constellation of satellites in low …

China Working To Launch Competitor To Elon Musk's Starlink Later This Year
2 years ago

China Working To Launch Competitor To Elon Musk's Starlink Later This Year

ABP News  

In a bid to give competition to Elon Musk-owned Starlink satellite internet service, China's military-industrial complex is working to introduce its first constellation of almost 13,000 very low-Earth orbit satellites later in 2023, the media has reported. The constellation of LEO satellites will include 12,992 satellites owned by the newly established China Satellite Network Group Co, Xu and his colleagues …

Elon Musk's SpaceX files papers to launch Starlink in South Korea: Report
2 years, 2 months ago

Elon Musk's SpaceX files papers to launch Starlink in South Korea: Report

Hindustan Times  

Billionaire Elon Musk's space company SpaceX has filed registration papers with South Korean authorities to launch its satellites-powered internet service Starlink in the country, Yonhap reported on Friday, citing sources. SpaceX in South Korea: Elon Musk's SpaceX files papers to launch Starlink in South Korea. Read here: Elon Musk's net worth down by $182 bn since Nov 2021, ‘worst loss’ …

SpaceX’s plan to launch another 30,000 Starlink satellites hindered by FCC
2 years, 3 months ago

SpaceX’s plan to launch another 30,000 Starlink satellites hindered by FCC

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy US regulators have pushed back on SpaceX’s plan to launch an additional 30,000 …

Elon Musk’s Starlink internet-beaming satellites to be used in government trial
2 years, 3 months ago

Elon Musk’s Starlink internet-beaming satellites to be used in government trial

The Independent  

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Elon Musk Is Overloaded
2 years, 4 months ago

Elon Musk Is Overloaded

Wired  

Elon Musk has a lot going on right now. The world’s richest man is perhaps now its busiest, revamping Twitter while also serving as CEO of electric-auto maker Tesla; rocket maker SpaceX; the Boring Company, which digs tunnels for transit; and Neuralink, which is testing brain implants meant to eventually connect humans with computers. “It's not possible for a CEO …

Elon Musk hints he could continue to fund internet service in the country as war with Russia rages
2 years, 5 months ago

Elon Musk hints he could continue to fund internet service in the country as war with Russia rages

Daily Mail  

Billionaire Elon Musk suggested his rocket company SpaceX may continue to fund its satellite-based Starlink internet service in Ukraine. even though Starlink is still losing money and other companies are getting billions of taxpayer money, we’ll just keep funding Ukraine government for free.’ Billionaire Elon Musk suggested his rocket company SpaceX may continue to fund its satellite-based Starlink internet service …

Elon Musk plans space internet for Iran after achieving global coverage
2 years, 6 months ago

Elon Musk plans space internet for Iran after achieving global coverage

The Independent  

Elon Musk has said that he will seek exemptions from Iranian sanctions to deliver his Starlink space-based internet service to the Middle Eastern country. The SpaceX boss said the latest launch of satellites means that Starlink has now achieved coverage across all seven continents, though regulatory issues and sanctions mean that some countries remain without access. “Starlink will ask for …

How private 5G, satellite internet services can cost dearly to companies
2 years, 6 months ago

How private 5G, satellite internet services can cost dearly to companies

India TV News  

How private 5G, satellite internet services can cost dearly to companies The service aims to deliver high-speed broadband across the country, including in the most remote areas beyond the reach of terrestrial networks, thus connecting enterprise and government networks. As players like Elon Musk's SpaceX, Hughes Communications India and Amazon ramp up efforts to provide affordable internet services via low-earth …

Elon Musk’s SpaceX, T-Mobile will connect satellites to cellphones
2 years, 7 months ago

Elon Musk’s SpaceX, T-Mobile will connect satellites to cellphones

Live Mint  

U.S. wireless carrier T-Mobile US Inc and Elon Musk-owned Space X have outlined plans to connect users' mobile phones directly to satellites in orbit. The companies on Thursday announced that T-Mobile will now use the Starlink satellites of Space X to provide network access to mobile users in parts of the United States, according to news agency Reuters. SpaceX's next-generation …

China Plans To Build A Weapon That Can Stop Starlink Satellites From Offering Internet
2 years, 10 months ago

China Plans To Build A Weapon That Can Stop Starlink Satellites From Offering Internet

News 18  

The Chinese military is planning to develop a weapon that can destroy Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites if it threatens their “national security”, media reports said. A paper published in the domestic peer-reviewed journal Modern Defence Technology, recommended China develop anti-satellite capabilities, including the ability to track, monitor and disable each Starlink satellite, the South China Morning Post reported. “A combination …

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