Emirates’ flagship A380 aircraft is set to reach new heights as the first installation of next-generation Starlink Wi-Fi onboard has been completed. The Emirates A380 was one of the first commercial aircraft in the world to offer internet to its customers, with first generation systems offering a total aircraft bandwidth of less than 1 Mbps. […]
Despite being relatively new technology, a report from Taiwan-based TrendForce says that Direct-to-Cellular satellite technology will already grow near-50 per cent this year, and be worth $7.6 billion. TrendForce says that with the technology maturing and global mobile communication standards 3GPP Release 17 and Release 18 continue to integrate satellite communications (SATCOM) into future standards, […]
Elon Musk, despite being born and raised in South Africa, is still stymied in the country as far as his Starlink broadband service is concerned. SpaceX first applied for permission many years ago. Indeed, it was considered such a routine move that Starlink kit was being imported into the nation and some 5,000 users registered […]
One observer has described the launch and deployment cadence of Starlink satellites as “insane”, and praises how SpaceX has launched and deployed an impressive 4,207 Starlink satellites over the past 469 days. Brian Basson, a keen watcher of everything space-related, says that the achievement is considerable and places extreme pressure on rival activities from Amazon […]
Analysts at Quilty Space say that SpaceX is building Starlink satellites at a rate of more than 4,000 per year (or about 340 per month). This production rate is well ahead of the 2,880 it built in 2024, a 40-plus percentage improvement. Quilty adds that Starlink’s global gateways (ground-stations) deployed grew from about 240 in […]
Virgin Atlantic has announced an accelerated rollout of Starlink as the airline gears up to introduce free, high-speed WiFi across its entire fleet, helping customers bring their world onboard from take-off to landing. Virgin Atlantic will begin introducing Starlink connectivity onboard its Airbus A350 fleet from May, with all A350s to be connected by early […]
OneWeb and Starlink, both extremely keen to start beaming their broadband signals into India, say they are still awaiting regulatory approvals from assorted regulators. A report on April 10th stated that both companies have already met stringent security requirements, including lawful interception and monitoring conditions. However, the final commercial go-ahead is still pending with the […]
Elon Musk used his social media platform X to share that Starlink had won CopaAirlines with its staellite connectivity equipment and that the service would serve passengers “from gate to gate”. However, there was also bad news from Papua New Guinea where its National Court on the licensing of Starlink is expected to be delivered […]
SpaceX’s Starlink grew 85 per cent in connectivity in Brazil end ended 2025 on 606,200 customers according to data from the country’s media regulator Anatel. The progress sees Starlink as the 13th-largest operator in Brazil, and while this is still way behind market leaders Claro (10.62 million subscribers) and Vivo (8.01 million). However, the progress […]
It has been widely alleged that there’s a high degree of animosity between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. Their billionaire status guarantees headlines and their rockets and satellites ensure publicity for their endeavours. But the two are also slugging it out with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). SpaceX and Amazon Leo have filed complaints against […]