Televisa to merge its satellite TV, cable units ‘as soon as possible’
By Aida Pelaez-Fernandez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican broadcaster Televisa plans to merge its satellite TV unit Sky with its cable TV and internet service Izzi as soon as possible,…
Musk’s SpaceX is building spy satellite network for US intelligence agency
By Joey Roulette and Marisa Taylor WASHINGTON (Reuters) – SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a classified contract with a U.S. intelligence agency, five sources…
Amazon seeks dismissal of lawsuit over Kuiper satellite launch contracts
By Joey Roulette (Reuters) – Amazon.com asked a Delaware court to dismiss a lawsuit brought by shareholders over the company’s Kuiper satellite launch contracts, arguing in a filing that the…
Starlink Antenna and Satellites: an in-depth review of ambitions and challenges
SpaceX has recently taken a significant step forward by unveiling a state-of-the-art Starlink antenna for residential use, demonstrating a fusion of its advanced technology and strategic market expansion. This event coincided…
Amazon taps SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to help launch Kuiper satellites
By Harshita Mary Varghese and Joey Roulette (Reuters) – Amazon on Friday said it booked three Falcon 9 launches with Elon Musk‘s SpaceX to help deploy the ecommerce giant’s Project…
Telstra partners with Elon Musk’s Starlink for internet in remote Australia
By Rishav Chatterjee (Reuters) – Australia’s top telecom firm Telstra Group said on Monday it will partner with Elon Musk‘s Starlink to provide fixed broadband and voice services to rural…
Japan’s military considers adopting Musk’s Starlink satellite service
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s military is testing Elon Musk‘s Starlink satellite internet service with an eye to adopting the technology next fiscal year, the Yomiuri newspaper reported…
China plans $500 million subsea internet cable to rival U.S.-backed project
By Joe Brock SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Chinese state-owned telecom firms are developing a $500 million undersea fiber-optic internet cable network that would link Asia, the Middle East and Europe to…
Afghan girls struggle with poor internet as they turn to online classes
By Charlotte Greenfield and Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL (Reuters) – Sofia logs in to class on a laptop in Kabul for an online English course run by one of a…
SpaceX gets U.S. approval to deploy up to 7,500 satellites
By David Shepardson SpaceX (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Thursday it approved SpaceX’s bid to deploy up to 7,500 satellites, but put on hold some…