Elon Musk recently announced that Starlink had obtained its operating licence in the Central African Republic (CAR). That was the good news, but there was also bad news from Namibia which declined Starlink’s application to start offering broadband services. The CAR news means that Starlink is now available in 27 out of 54 African countries. […]

There are many market rumours suggesting that Elon Musk’s SpaceX will mount its much-anticipated Initial Public Offering (IPO) in the next few days. However, there are some very different guesses as to how the IPO will be structured and what it might mean for the overall valuation of SpaceX, including Starlink. One report suggests that […]

Russia has launched 16 low-orbit satellites as Moscow seeks to build a rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink broadband network. Russia remains well behind Starlink, which since its first launch of operational satellites in 2019 has grown to more than 10,000 active satellites in orbit. Bureau 1440, the Russian aerospace firm ⁠developing a low-Earth-orbit satellite system […]

A report from analysts at Quilty Space says that SpaceX’s Starlink broadband by satellite system has crossed 10 million subscribers and is now tracking toward $20 billion (€17.2bn) in 2026 revenue. “The business looks nothing like it did 18 months ago,” noted the report. Quilty forecasts that Starlink will achieve 16.8 million subscribers (up 33 […]

Namibia, with a population of some 3.1 million, is one of the planet’s most sparsely populated countries. Despite a possible need for better communications, it has denied SpaceX’s Starlink broadband service a licence to operate in the region. The denial appeared in a notice in the Southern African country’s government gazette. The notice, dated March […]

British Airways’ first aircraft equipped with Starlink Wi-Fi has taken to the skies, becoming the first flight operated by a UK airline to feature the technology. The 787-8 aircraft bound for Houston is the first in the airline’s fleet to be connected, giving customers free access to reliable internet for streaming, working and staying connected. […]

A Falcon 9 launch from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on March 16th marked the 27th Starlink mission of the year to date with 728 satellites placed into orbit. This is 177 more than the 551 deployed by end March 2025. This week will see a total of 137 satellites to be launched […]

Novaspace’s Capacity Pricing Trends, 8th Edition finds the satellite connectivity market has entered a Post‑Capacity Era, where bandwidth is no longer the basis of differentiation. Starlink’s vertical integration and cost compression are accelerating this shift, resetting competitive expectations across the sector. “The market has moved beyond capacity as a differentiator. As supply expands and economics converge, the real […]

March 7th saw SpaceX launch 25 satellites from its Vandenberg Space Force complex. There’s another 25 due to launch on March 10th also from Vandenberg, and a further 29 craft from Cape Canaveral on March 12th. These totals will take the overall total of satellites launched by SpaceX to 11,493, of which some 10,015 either […]

Airbus is working with German defence giant Rheinmetall and domestic satellite manufacturer OHB to build a Starlink-like internet service for Germany’s Bundeswehr armed forces, according to a Bloomberg report. This is not the first time that the plan has emerged, although it confirms an apparent desire for Germany to want a fully independent source of […]