Network Tech Operators Starlink Vodafone October 25, 2021 SpaceX eyes Vodafone spectrum deal Elon Musk’s satellite play SpaceX could be set to strike a partnership with Vodafone UK as part of a hunt for spectrum deals to expand its broadband service in the country, The Sunday Telegraph reported. By Kavit Majithia
Asia Pacific Network Tech Operators Starlink September 13, 2021 KDDI selects Starlink for rural backhaul Japan-based KDDI selected SpaceX’s Starlink satellite broadband service as a backhaul provider, as it prepares to roll out high-speed wireless internet coverage in rural areas by early 2022. By Joseph Waring
AT&T Dish Network Network Tech North America Operators Starlink April 28, 2021 FCC rejects AT&T, Dish objections to SpaceX move The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a request by aerospace company SpaceX to deliver internet service using Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites, rejecting concerns raised by AT&T and Dish Network. By Martha DeGrasse
Network Tech North America Regulation Starlink December 8, 2020 SpaceX secures FCC rural broadband funding Aerospace company SpaceX was awarded almost $1 billion from a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rural broadband fund, boosting the company’s plan to deliver internet connectivity from a fleet of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. It received $885. By Diana Goovaerts
Devices Network Tech Operators Starlink November 17, 2016 SpaceX reveals more about global internet plans SpaceX, the Elon Musk-backed rocket manufacturer, ambitiously plans to put 4,425 satellites into space. The detail was included in a Federal Communications Commission filing earlier this week. By Richard Handford
Big Tech Google Network Tech Starlink January 20, 2015 Google plans SpaceX satellite investment — report Google is reportedly close to investing in rocket maker SpaceX, which has ambitions to create a network of satellites to provide low-cost internet access to unconnected regions. By Tim Ferguson