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Elon Musk’s SpaceX might be worth US$137 billion, three times as much as he paid for Twitter in October 2022. -
Deutsche Telekom’s T‑Mobile US is to use SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network to expand coverage across rural parts of the US – and SpaceX wants to attract other mobile operators around the world.
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has rejected Starlink’s application for US$885 million in federal subsidies that would see it provide satellite internet to rural areas.
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Nigerian customers of SpaceX’s Starlink service will pay only US$99 for their starter kit, only a sixth of the $599 that US customers have to pay.
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Twitter plans to sue Elon Musk after he pulled out of a deal to buy Twitter for US44 billion on Friday.
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The Philippines will be the first country in south-east Asia to be served by SpaceX’s Starlink satellite service, the government has announced.
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Elon Musk and his launch company SpaceX are rescuing OneWeb in a deal to launch the rest of the company’s satellites.
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Last month’s volcano destroyed or damaged more than 80km of subsea cable connecting the Pacific islands of Tonga to Fiji.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX is in negotiations with Fiji’s telecoms operator Fintel to establish a ground station in the country as it helps restore internet connectivity.
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SpaceX’s Starlink satellite service is offering a faster service, at 150-500Mbps, with deliveries starting in the second quarter of this year.
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Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet venture has been informed by the Indian government to refund all pre-orders in the country.
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Elon Musk’s Starlink broadband satellite project is giving faster speeds than fixed broadband from local telcos, according to research from Ookla.
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Low Earth orbit satellites are taking over and will become an integral part of the world’s telecoms infrastructure, with 50,000 of them by the end of the decade, writes Alan Burkitt-Gray
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India’s government has advised people not to subscribe to Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starlink Internet Services until it receives an operating license in the country.
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SpaceX has formally completed its takeover of nano-satellite company Swarm, whose co-founders have taken senior positions with Elon Musk’s operation.
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is now assessing an application from Boeing that could see it launch and operate 147 satellites to provide broadband access.
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SpaceX is to buy Swarm Technologies, the company that has started a nanosatellite-based internet of things (IoT) business.
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Google data centres are to be equipped with ground stations for Space X’s Starlink broadband satellites, giving customers low-latency access to services.
