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T-Mobile and SpaceX to Test Satellite-to-Cell Service
Mobile // January 03, 2024

T-Mobile and SpaceX have taken another step toward their plan to build global connectivity.  SpaceX launched the first set of Starlink satellites with Direct to Cell capabilities on Tuesday (Jan. 2), enabling the beginning of field testing on a new service that will provide T-Mobile customers with connectivity...

Amazon’s Space Lasers Redefine Global Data Connectivity
Technology // December 21, 2023

The future of digital connectivity is increasingly shuffling off the binds of its terrestrial coils. This, as Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite initiative has taken a key step toward establishing a globally connected optical mesh network powered by a space lasers system. Since its successful launch...

Amazon Launches First Prototypes for Global Satellite Internet Network
Amazon // October 06, 2023

Amazon launched the first prototypes for its Project Kuiper satellite internet system Friday (Oct. 6), moving forward in its plan to create a global satellite internet network. “The launch today started a new phase of our Protoflight mission, and there’s a long way to go, but it’s an...

Amazon Sets 2024 Launch Date for Internet-From-Space Broadband Service 
Amazon // March 16, 2023

The prospects for global broadband connectivity are looking up, quite literally. This, as Amazon on Tuesday (March 14) revealed a first look of the latest progress in its planned constellation network of 3,236 low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. Codenamed Project Kuiper, Amazon’s latest push to own every...

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T-Mobile and SpaceX to Test Satellite-to-Cell Service

January 03, 2024
T-Mobile and SpaceX have taken another step toward their plan to build global connectivity.  SpaceX launched the first set of Starlink satellites with Direct to Cell capabilities on Tuesday (Jan. 2), enabling the beginning of field testing on a new service that will provide T-Mobile customers with connectivity almost everywhere in the United States, T-Mobile said in a […]

Amazon Launches First Prototypes for Global Satellite Internet Network

October 06, 2023
Amazon launched the first prototypes for its Project Kuiper satellite internet system Friday (Oct. 6), moving forward in its plan to create a global satellite internet network. “The launch today started a new...

Musk: Starlink Not Yet Ready To Go Public Due To Cash Flow

June 24, 2021
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he will wait on taking his Starlink satellite broadband service public until its cash flow can be counted on. “Going public sooner than that would...