Pricing for Starlink service is set to rise by over 10%, according to a report in the Verge. An email announcing the Starlink pricing hike blames the price increase on rising inflation. The new Starlink pricing jumps to $110 per…
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Ookla: SpaceX Starlink Speeds Rebound
The median download speed for customers of SpaceX Starlink broadband internet service was 104.97 Mbps during fourth quarter of 2021, according to Ookla, provider of widely used speed test technology. That’s an increase from the third quarter of the year…
Fiber Cut in Space? Starlink Loses a Batch of Satellites to Geomagnetic Storm
In what one might call a ‘fiber cut’ in space analogy, satellite broadband provider Starlink lost 40 of 49 satellites it recently launched to a geomagnetic storm. The satellites were launched on February 3rd from the Kennedy Space Center in…
Starlink Unveils Premium Tier, Faster Speeds and Lower Latency But 5x the Cost
Satellite broadband service Starlink from SpaceX is introducing a faster premium speed option but at a considerably higher cost. The service is expected to be available some time in the second quarter of 2022. Starlink Premium offers speeds of between…
Analyst: Good Luck With That Starlink Broadband Plan, SpaceX Launch Cycle Doesn’t Add Up
Financial analysts at MoffettNathanson are questioning whether SpaceX can make all the satellite launches that would be required to support the company’s plans for its Starlink broadband service. Plans in question include making 100 Mbps service available to the 642,000…
Starlink Satellite Broadband Not Exactly Hitting it Out of the Ballpark
It’s still very early in the ‘ballgame’ of broadband and low earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband players haven’t gotten up to bat much yet. But recent performance for SpaceX’s Starlink service reveals somewhat underwhelming momentum. During a Starlink satellite launch…
Ookla: Starlink Satellite Broadband Median Speeds in Decline, Short of RDOF Goal
The median download speed seen by users of Space X Starlink satellite broadband in the U.S. in the third quarter was 87.25 Mbps, according to Ookla, provider of a widely used speed test app. That was a decline from the…
Musk Hints at SpaceX Bankruptcy Possibility, Not the Best News for Starlink RDOF Vetting
SpaceX employees were recently put on notice by the company’s infamous leader Elon Musk, who informed them bankruptcy could be on the horizon for the company. It’s notable for the broadband industry, considering the company’s Starlink satellite broadband unit is…
ViaSat to FCC: Don’t Approve SpaceX for Any RDOF Funding
ViaSat sent a letter to the FCC last week urging the commission not to approve any Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) funding for ViaSat’s satellite broadband competitor SpaceX. SpaceX is in the process of deploying thousands of low earth orbit…
Boeing Poised to Join the Increasingly Crowded NGSO Satellite Market
The non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellite broadband provider market, a market already viewed by some as being too crowded, is poised to gain another entrant. The FCC has approved an application from The Boeing Company for a license to construct, deploy…
12 GHz Spectrum Advocates Push the FCC to Move, Citing Infrastructure Legislation
Entities that want the FCC to allow two-way use of 500 MHz of spectrum in the 12 GHz band are urging the commission to move ahead on that proposal, arguing in an FCC filing that the record confirms broad support…
Study: Strong Intent to Purchase Starlink, But People Don’t Seem to Understand It
A new study from PCMag found strong intent to purchase Starlink low-earth satellite broadband from SpaceX. But what people think they would be buying differs significantly from what they actually would be buying, researchers found. PCMag surveyed 1,041 people over…
