The first smartphones to support Elon Musk’s satellite internet
Elon Musk's ambitious Starlink project is going to make another leap by making satellite internet accessible on smartphones. It could mark a sea change in terms of connectivity, especially in those areas where it is difficult for traditional networks to
Why Musk wants to take over Europe with Starlink
Elon Musk wants to become the Italian government's sole telecommunications provider. The billionaire's SpaceX company is closing in on a $1.6 billion security contract after Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. The Italian government promised that
Amazon set to challenge Starlink in the UK with Project Kuiper
Amazon is set to launch a satellite internet service within the United Kingdom, which will pit it against Starlink of Elon Musk. A similar concept, codenamed Amazon Project Kuiper, looks toward connecting people in areas not so well-served with high-speed
Why Starlink is going to conquer Europe
Numbers, better organisation, money and the ability to get ahead of others. These are the factors that Starlink has used to establish itself as the world's largest satellite constellation, exploiting low earth orbit to offer broadband internet. Potentially all over
IRIS 2 is the European alternative to Musk’s Starlink and Bezos’ Kuiper
The IRIS 2 (Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite) satellite system will be implemented by the SpaceRISE consortium. The European Commission established this by awarding the concession contract to develop, implement, and manage the European Union's next satellite
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 grounded after failure dooms batch of Starlink satellites
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - SpaceX's workhorse Falcon 9 rocket was grounded by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday after one broke apart in space and doomed its payload of Starlink satellites, the first failure in more than
Musk’s Starlink back up after brief outage
By Gnaneshwar Rajan (Reuters) - Elon Musk's Starlink, the satellite unit of SpaceX, is back up after an outage that affected thousands of users, the company said on Tuesday. "The network issue has been fully resolved," Starlink said in a post on
Zimbabwe approves licensing of Musk’s Starlink internet service
By Nyasha Chingono HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's telecom regulator has approved the licensing of Elon Musk's Starlink, allowing the satellite unit of SpaceX to operate in the southern African country, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Saturday. The decision "is expected to result
Musk’s Starlink satellites disrupted by major solar storm
By Utkarsh Shetti (Reuters) - Starlink, the satellite arm of Elon Musk's SpaceX, warned on Saturday of a "degraded service" as the Earth is battered by the biggest geomagnetic storm due to solar activity in two decades. Starlink owns around 60% of