The headline is hyperbole, but I couldn’t resist. The satellites aren’t falling onto the streets but they aren’t keeping in orbit either. AP News reports… SpaceX’s newest fleet of satellites is tumbling out of orbit after being struck by a … Continue reading
Business Insider reports… Elon Musk’s SpaceX released a faster version of its Starlink satellite internet service. It comes with a $2,500 kit and costs 5 times the standard service. Some details… The website said users of the premium version could … Continue reading
This is a double share of Benton Institute for Broadband & Society’s recap of a Washington Post article… After Russia launched its invasion, Ukrainian officials pleaded for Elon Musk’s SpaceX to dispatch their Starlink terminals to the region to boost … Continue reading
Telecompetitor reports… The analysts estimate SpaceX’s total addressable U.S. market at full deployment at between 300,000 to 800,000 households, or less than 1% of the market. It’s a particularly noteworthy number, considering that SpaceX is poised to receive nearly $900 … Continue reading
Engadget reports… The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said it has “serious doubts” that SpaceX will be able to deliver internet service with latency under 100 milliseconds (via Ars Technica). That would not only be bad for users, but means that SpaceX could be … Continue reading
Ars Technica reports… SpaceX is asking Starlink customers to help the company win a regulatory battle against Dish Network. In an email urging users to contact the Federal Communications Commission and members of Congress, SpaceX yesterday said a Dish plan … Continue reading
The Wall Street Journal reports… Elon Musk’s satellite internet venture is fueling concerns from one of SpaceX’s most important customers—the National Aeronautics and Space Administration—about traffic congestion and potential collisions hundreds of miles above Earth. SpaceX has been ramping up … Continue reading
Ars Technica reports… The Federal Communications Commission wants SpaceX to give up a portion of the $885.51 million in broadband funding it was awarded in a reverse auction in December 2020. SpaceX’s Starlink satellite broadband division was one of the biggest … Continue reading
Ars Technica reports… If you ordered Starlink broadband service and don’t receive your “Dishy McFlatface” satellite dish any time soon, the global chip shortage may be one reason why. “Silicon shortages have delayed production which has impacted our ability to … Continue reading
CNBC reports… Starlink is the company’s capital-intensive project to build an interconnected internet network with thousands of satellites, known in the space industry as a constellation, designed to deliver high-speed internet to consumers anywhere on the planet. SpaceX launched the “Better than Nothing Beta” … Continue reading
The FCC has announces the the latest rounds of RDOF funding. By this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB), in conjunction with the Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force (RBATF) and the Office of Economics and Analytics (OEA), authorizes Rural … Continue reading
I mentioned this over the weekend and I suspect there will be more article but this has the potential to be a big deal so I’ll likely post them all. MinnPost reports… Two trade groups have filed a petition with the … Continue reading
MinnPost asked all nine Republican candidates in MN’s 1st Congressional District to answer a series of questions about their views. Four responded: Jennifer Carnahan, Bob “Again” Carney Jr., Brad Finstad and Jeremy Munson. Here’s what they had to say … … Continue reading
Telecompetitor reports… CoBank, a lender specializing in rural telecom, has added its voice to a growing chorus expressing concern about the ability of some Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction winners to deploy networks capable of supporting the broadband speeds … Continue reading
The Wall Street Journal reports… The $1 trillion infrastructure bill moving through the Senate this week stands to be a windfall for cable and fiber-optic internet companies, with $65 billion allocated to improve internet access for poor and isolated communities. … Continue reading
Blandin on Broadband 