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My formal speed tests show that SpaceX’s satellite service keeps improving year after year. It remains a game-changer for folks who have no good wired Internet options where they live.
According to the latest speed test data, Starlink's download speeds have increased from 54 megabits per second in 2022 to 104 ...
Musk’s ability to switch satellite communications on and off can make a considerable difference to sensitive situations.
Elon Musk's Starlink is facing growing competition from China’s state-backed satellite internet initiatives and Amazon’s Project Kuiper, intensifying the race for dominance in space-based ...
The 7,000 or so satellites orbiting Earth as part of Elon Musk's Starlink network make up nearly two-thirds of the entire network of active satellites. And with thousands more planned for launch ...
Elon Musk's Starlink mints money and has become a geopolitical power tool. No wonder Amazon is splurging on satellites. By Alistair Barr Author of the Tech Memo newsletter ...
Starlink has enjoyed considerable positive press these last few days, notably winning operating licences in India and South Korea, for example. But pilots flying some of United’s aircraft fleet are ...
United Airlines started rolling out free Starlink Wi-Fi last month with fanfare. But it has had to disable the service on roughly two dozen planes to address problems with static interference.
United added that it expects to have all its two-cabin regional jets fitted with Starlink Wi-Fi by the end of the year. Static interference in radio communications is also one of the common issues ...
Elon Musk's SpaceX can produce four Starlink satellites a day and its reusable Falcon 9 rocket can carry at least 25 of them on each flight. ... including over delicate geopolitical areas.