Starlink
Latest
T-Mobile and Starlink enable their satellite texting service in Florida
The FCC has allowed SpaceX and T-Mobile to enable their satellite texting service in Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton's landfall.
Mariella Moon10.09.2024
Elon Musk's Starlink will comply with the Brazil X ban after all
Starlink told Brazil's telecom agency it won't comply with an order to block X in the country until officials unfreeze its local bank accounts.
Kris Holt09.04.2024
Starlink's local bank accounts are frozen as X prepares to be shut down in Brazil
A judge in Brazil has blocked Starlink’s bank accounts in the country amid a deepening dispute with X.
Karissa Bell08.30.2024
Starlink Mini is now widely available and doesn't need a residential subscription
You can now get a Starlink Mini in the US, wherever you are and even if you're not paying for a residential subscription.
Mariella Moon07.11.2024
SpaceX starts selling the Starlink Mini for $599 in select locations
SpaceX has started offering some users a new Starlink kit that's small enough to fit in a backpack, so users can take it wherever they want to and get access to the company's satellite internet service.
Mariella Moon06.21.2024
Russia can reportedly jam Ukraine’s access to Starlink at will
Russia has reportedly found new, more effective ways to knock out Ukraine’s Starlink service. The increased interference has disrupted communications at critical moments and is posing “a major threat to Ukraine.”
Will Shanklin05.25.2024
Starlink terminals are reportedly being used by Russian forces in Ukraine
Starlink internet terminals are reportedly being widely used in Ukraine by Russian forces. There’s a thriving black market for the devices which stretches beyond Ukraine into Sudan.
Lawrence Bonk04.09.2024
SpaceX and T-Mobile send the first text messages from orbiting Starlink satellites
SpaceX sent and receive its first text messages sent via T-Mobile using its D2C (direct-to-cell) Starlink satellites launched just over a week ago.
Steve Dent01.11.2024
SpaceX will ramp up its launches in 2024 for Starlink's satellite-to-cell service
It's aiming for 12 flights a month, for a total of 144 missions for the whole year.
Mariella Moon10.21.2023
Starlink's satellite cell service is set to launch in 2024, but only for SMS
Starlink is set to launch a satellite-based texting service in 2024 that will grow to include voice and data in the coming years.
Andrew Tarantola10.13.2023
SpaceX lands US Space Force contract for Starshield satellite communications
SpaceX has won a $70 million contract with the US Space Force to provide satellite communications for the US Space Force via its Starshield program.
Steve Dent09.29.2023
The US Senate wants answers over Starlink's Ukrainian satellite internet denial
The US Senate is investigating Elon Musk's decision to not extend Starlink satellite internet coverage to enable a Ukraine attack on Russian warship near Crimea.
Steve Dent09.15.2023
Elon Musk biography will be edited to correct claim about Starlink access in Ukraine-Russia conflict
Elon Musk says if he'd agreed to Ukraine's request for Starlink access during a planned drone attack on Russian ships, 'SpaceX would be explicitly complicit in a major act of war.'
Amazon builds new Florida satellite facility for its Starlink rival
Amazon’s Starlink rival, Project Kuiper, is moving closer to liftoff. The company announced today that a new $120 million satellite-processing facility for the project is under construction at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Amazon plans to launch its first satellites “in the coming months,” followed by the first customer pilots next year.
Will Shanklin07.22.2023
AT&T opposes the Starlink and T-Mobile satellite-to-phone service plan
AT&T has raised concerns that Starlink's and T-Mobile's satellite service, in its current proposed state, could interfere with existing wireless services.
Mariella Moon05.20.2023
Starlink’s global roaming option is now live for $200 a month
The global roaming option will set you back $200 a month instead of the $150 a month its regional counterpart costs.
Mariella Moon03.16.2023
SpaceX is getting ready to test its Starlink satellite-to-cell phone service
Elon Musk previously announced the sat to cell feature would come to T-Mobile phones in 2023.
Sean Buckley03.14.2023
SpaceX offers $200 per month ‘global roaming’ internet service to Starlink waitlist clients
It appears SpaceX is preparing to offer global roaming to some customers.
Igor Bonifacic02.20.2023
SpaceX doesn't want Ukraine using Starlink to control military drones
SpaceX objects to Ukraine using Starlink satellite internet service to connect drones used in combat.
Jon Fingas02.10.2023
Ukraine strikes deal with SpaceX to receive thousands more Starlink antennas
Ukraine will receive an additional 10,000-plus Starlink satellite dishes from Elon Musk's SpaceX to help provide internet amid Russian attacks.
Steve Dent12.21.2022