SpaceX’s Starlink says it now has more than “1 million active Starlink Roam customers”. This is an impressive number, although with a total claimed recent customer base of 5 million, some might say that the Roaming client base is proportionally high. However, Starlink says it is dedicated to providing an incredible high-speed internet experience for […]

There’s no doubt that Elon Musk’s Starlink broadband-by-satellite system currently dominates Direct-To-Consumer (D2C) transmissions. Starlink is also enjoying success in serving Cruise ships and airlines with high-speed connectivity. There’s currently a battle for a would be/could be 2nd Place position between Jeff Bezos and Amazon’s Project Kuiper and AST SpaceMobile. Kuiper has yet to make […]

Elon Musk has written on his social media platform X to complain that his Starlink satellite internet service is “not allowed to operate in South Africa because I’m not black”. The controversial posting immediately drew strong criticism from X users, including Clayson Monyela, South Africa’s head of public diplomacy, who branded it as “not true” […]

SpaceX enjoyed partial success for its Starship test #8 on the evening of March 6th. The rocket’s booster (first) stage performed flawlessly and enjoyed a perfect return to Earth and being captured by the sites ‘chopsticks’. However, the upper stage Starship exploded mid-flight. The SpaceX mishap halted some flights from Florida’s busiest airports for “falling […]

President Donald Trump’s negative comments on Mexico, endorsed by Elon Musk, seems to have upset Carlos Slim, one of the richest people in the world and who heads up Mexico’s América Móvil telco. Slim has reportedly decided to cancel his collaboration with Musk’s Starlink. Slim’s company, América Móvil, had previously announced plans to invest $22 […]

SpaceX’s Starlink broadband-by-satellite system is, somewhat later than expected, saying it now has more than 5 million “connections” and is now available in 125 countries and territories. The company said: “Starlink is being used by so many people, businesses, and organisations in more than 125 countries, territories, and other markets around the world, spanning all […]

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South Africa has suspended talks over licensing SpaceX’s Starlink service in the country because of tensions with the Donald Trump administration in the US. A Bloomberg report says that “negotiators plan to wait until the dispute between the US and South Africa calm down, with the intention to return to a possible deal at a […]

Last week the South African government, via its ICASA telecoms regulator, held formal public consultations on a proposed licensing plan for satellite services in the country. But SpaceX, and therefore Starlink, declined to appear. SpaceX was due to make a presentation to the hearing, but failed to turn up. According to an ICASA spokeswoman, SpaceX […]

Investors are increasingly concerned about the state of finances at Europe’s two giant satellite operators, SES and Eutelsat, according to a report in the FT. “The cost of buying insurance against France’s Eutelsat and SES of Luxembourg defaulting on their bonds has soared to record highs, as investors fear the two will struggle to repay their […]