Elon Musk’s Starlink broadband-by-satellite service has revealed that it now has 7 million global customers. This number is up from 6 million confirmed just a few weeks ago in June, and 5 million as of February. The works out at an average of 12,650 additional new clients a day since the 6 million mark and […]
Filtronic, based in Country Durham, UK, has won an order for its highly-specialised radio transmitters and receivers from SpaceX. The order is worth £47.3 million (€54.8m) and the equipment will be used for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband internet system. Filtronic said it expected revenue to rise next year when it starts to ship the products, as […]
Starting in 2026, Alaska Airlines guests can enjoy Starlink Wi-Fi with ultra-fast speeds and lower latency – unlocking seamless access to live gaming, real-time messaging and high-quality streaming across multiple devices. Alaska Airlines is set to bring fast, responsive and reliable Wi-Fi to its fleet starting in 2026, with all aircraft – regional, narrowbody and […]
The Elon Musk-owned Starlink broadband by satellite system is cutting sign-up prices. Starlink standard kit (dish and modem and cable) is now 50 per cent off in a number of countries. The discount can apply to residents of the listed countries below but depends precisely where the new subscriber lives. Some regions are still ‘over-subscribed’ […]
The banking analysts have had time to chew over AST SpaceMobile’s half-year update. The advice given is – at best – mixed. Some analysts have increased their Price Targets while other have reduced or softened their Targets. Recent Analyst Price Target Changes for AST: · B Riley was $44, now $60 · Deutsche Bank was […]
Canada’s anti-Trump sentiment has manifested itself in a major loss to Elon Musk’s Starlink broadband-by-satellite system. The Canadian province of Ontario has cancelled an order for Starlink services worth $100 million (€86.6m) and intended to connect 15,000 rural and isolated homes in the region. The deal was originally announced in November 2024 and helped by […]
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy didn’t mention Elon Musk’s Starlink, or Eutelsat’s OneWeb, or Canada’s Telesat Lightspeed or any of the ever-growing list of would-be low Earth orbiting (LEO) satellite constellations in remarks on Amazon’s Q2 analysts call. But he did say that Amazon’s Project Kuiper would be one of only two major players in LEO. […]
SpaceX’s Starlink mega-constellation regularly reports its anti-collision efforts for its satellites in orbit. In the six months to the end of May it says it made 144,404 collision-avoidance manoeuvres. SpaceX, in a report to the FCC, says 59,414 movements were carried out by its 1st Generation satellites, and 84,990 by its 2nd Generation craft. In […]
Starlink’s direct-to-consumer cellular service, in conjunction with T-Mobile, is now live across the US and not just for T-Mobile clients. T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert announced that the Starlink-powered service is officially out of its beta-testing phase, though it only supports text messaging and location-sharing at the moment. T-Satellite is currently available as a standalone subscription […]
A study from Dr Tim Farrar’s TMF Associates talks of Starlink’s “amazing revenue growth” in the context of a satellite industry that does not grow fast. “In fact,” Farrar said, “Starlink’s near $2 billion of international broadband service revenues reported in 2024 compares to about $3 billion for all other satellite operators combined, a roughly […]