The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has said it will expand the installation of Starlink satellite devices in areas of the country with poor internet access nationwide. Deputy Communications and Digital Minister Teo Nie Ching said MCMC had ordered 30 high-performance devices, and 10 of them had been obtained. “MCMC is currently identifying other […]
Tim Farrar of TMA Associates, a commentator on the satellite industry, has raised concerns about the “optical crosslinks” or laser beams that operate between satellites. Optical crosslinks between satellites can drastically increase the constellation’s capability to transmit data to ground stations with reduced latency and increased total throughput. Satellites no longer have to wait to […]
Washington DC-based Omnispace, which wants to operate a global 5G satellite-to-cell phone service, has written to the FCC complaining that a rival system from T-Mobile and Starlink will “constantly” interfere with its own plans. SpaceX is currently looking to combine its Starlink low Earth orbiting satellites with T-Mobile’s terrestrial wireless network and expanding space-terrestrial services […]
SpaceX’s Starlink satellite broadband service is active in South Africa despite not having been granted an operating licence. A licence is a considerable challenge for Starlink given that the company does not comply with South Africa’s Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment programme (BBBEE) which is an obligation and designed to enhance the economic participation of Black […]
MediaMarkt-Saturn, a giant electronics retailer in Germany, has started selling Starlink equipment throughout the country. Pre-orders are being taken for delivery after September 8th. The prices are competitive compared to other markets. The equipment (antenna, dish, cabling) comes in at €449 (includes all taxes) and can also be paid in 10 interest-free payments of €44.90, […]
Subject to the usual weather considerations, SpaceX has a busy few days ahead with its Starlink broadband satellites, as well as a launch for SES of two of its much-needed O3b/mPOWER craft. On August 16th at 8.14pm Florida-time it is planning to place a batch of 22 Starlink satellites (Mission 6-10) from Space Launch complex […]
SpaceX carried out a flawless rocket launch and successful landing on its Falcon 9 booster and in the process placed 22 Starlink V-2 ‘mini’ broadband satellites into their transfer orbit on August 11th from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The launch meant that SpaceX had orbited a total of 51 satellites last week (and […]
Azerbaijani Minister of Digital Development and Transport, Rashad Nabiyev, has met with Elon Musk at the Tesla Giga factory in Austin, Texas. The two discussed the opening up of Azerbaijan for Starlink broadband equipment as well as launches of Azerbaijani satellites on SpaceX rockets. On May 9th Azercosmos announced that it has entered into an […]
Spanish telco Telefónica, through its global business unit, Telefónica Global Solutions (TGS), has become an authorised worldwide partner of SpaceX’s Starlink, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation of highly advanced satellites delivering high-speed, low-latency broadband Internet across the globe, even in the most rural and remote locations. With this agreement, TGS will be able to […]
SpaceX launched a smaller number of its Starlink satellites into orbit on August 6th, with each satellite being the larger and more powerful Version 1.5 craft. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket placed 22 of these Version 1.5 ‘mini’ Starlinks into their transfer orbits. The launch takes the overall number of Starlinks launched to 4,903, of […]