FCC Satellite Uplink Proposal Opens Part 15 Access With Interference Limits
The Federal Communications Commission is considering a significant expansion of unlicensed-spectrum use, but not an unrestricted one. Its new proposal…
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Ukraine Tests European-Backed Starlink Alternative, but Readiness Remains Unproven
Ukraine says it has begun testing a European-backed alternative to SpaceX’s Starlink, a potentially important step toward reducing its dependence…
Starlink Activates Free Wildfire Texting in Spain, Not Calls or Internet
Starlink has activated free satellite texting for eligible Movistar and MasOrange customers after wildfires damaged terrestrial communications in parts of…
T-Mobile CEO Says Starlink Cannot Yet Replace Cellular Networks in Cities
Starlink can reach a phone beyond the last cellular tower, but that does not mean it can carry a city’s…
Canada Awards Telesat C$2.3 Billion Arctic Military Broadband Contract
Canada has awarded Telesat an initial C$2.3 billion military communications contract to improve broadband coverage for the Canadian Armed Forces…
SpaceX Plans 2027 Starlink Mobile Upgrade to Challenge AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile
SpaceX wants Starlink Mobile to compete for customers now served by AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile by the end of 2027….
Amazon Seeks Approval for 5,105 Satellites to Connect Phones Beyond Cell Towers
Amazon’s Kuiper Systems LLC asked the Federal Communications Commission on July 24, 2026, to authorize 5,105 low-Earth-orbit satellites intended to…
Telstra Expands Starlink Apps, but Authentication and Emergency Gaps Remain
Telstra activated access to selected smartphone apps through SpaceX’s Starlink direct-to-cell network on July 28, 2026, expanding a service that…