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FREESPEECH101 retweeted
BREAKING: Nevada’s largest private aviation company just announced that it plans to bring Starlink Wi-Fi to every Challenger 850 private jet in its fleet.
Cirrus Aviation Services says installation planning is already underway.
Verizon CEO cedes "rural, maritime, aviation to Starlink"
US Rural population reaches 46.2MM
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Verizon CEO seems to say.... AST who?
I thought Verizon had already committed to AST? But, then there is that $45MM payment they haven't coughed up yet.
"You could connect the two of those up and create a value prop where if you’re going to walk in a national forest and you have Verizon service, you’ll never be out of coverage. And I think that’s a really good value prop that we can work with the satellite companie(s) on.”"
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FREESPEECH101 retweeted
NEWS: Sweden’s Norrtåg is expanding Starlink to every train. 🇸🇪
• Starlink is already operating on several trains, with the entire fleet set to be equipped during 2027.
• Adding Starlink increased average internet capacity by 78% on the Umeå–Luleå route.
• Tests on the Storlien–Sundsvall–Umeå route showed a 58% increase.
• Combined Starlink and mobile network capacity exceeded 1,000 Mbps in some tests, shared across the train.
• The results were so encouraging that Norrtåg accelerated the rollout. Five more trains are currently being equipped.
• For passengers, that means better connections for work, video calls and streaming through areas where mobile coverage struggles.
Another win for Starlink: bringing better internet to people travelling through Sweden’s remote north.
So are we saying that raising the satellites to 690km is now officially dead?
From the CC.
"Yeah, that's a very good question. We are executing on Blacklift for a single-purpose mission. Yes, lift BlueBird into 550 km of orbit."
AST authorized to operate "down to 530km"
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FREESPEECH101 retweeted
Starlink direct-to-cell is exploding in Brazil
Vivo Satélite, Vivo's satellite-to-phone service built with Starlink, crossed 10 MILLION users in just two weeks since launch, Vivo CEO Christian Gebara said at the company's Q3 results press conference
The numbers:
• 7 million people connected during the test week before the Oct 26 launch
• 10M+ users two weeks later
• 50 million eligible customers with compatible phones and plans
• Free for 12 months for individual customers
When there's no cell signal, phones connect straight to Starlink satellites for WhatsApp messages and calls, SMS, RCS, iMessage, Google Maps and Apple Maps, without touching the data allowance
With it, Vivo became the first mobile operator in Brazil with coverage of almost 100% of the country
Brazil is already Starlink's second-largest market, with more than 1 million broadband connections. Now its phones are coming online too
And this is just the beginning
Blast from the past.
July 2024
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FREESPEECH101 retweeted
The Space Development Agency has awarded SpaceX a $9.9 million contract to study whether the company’s commercial “Plaser” laser terminal can be used on the Pentagon’s missile warning and tracking satellites.
FREESPEECH101 retweeted
Wheels up. WiFi on.
Slate Aviation is bringing @Starlink aboard its fleet, so owners and members can stream, take calls, and stay connected from takeoff to touchdown. Installations begin in December, with the full fleet expected to be equipped by mid-2027. prnewswire.com/news-releases…
FCC opens Grain/SpaceX transfer 800MhzSMR proceeding.
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FREESPEECH101 retweeted
SpaceX is making moves to become the first AI carrier $SPCX
• Current cell towers are still mostly “dumb” radios. The Qualcomm deal is about making them AI-native.
• Edge inference at the tower, like an updated Akamai for AI
• Starlink Direct-to-Cell and V3 satellites alongside the terrestrial build
Qualcomm’s CEO said the SpaceX agreement is finalized — not an engagement. SpaceX will build the base stations. Qualcomm supplies the silicon and the RAN accelerator for a terrestrial network he called one of the largest 5G deployments in the United States, with an AI-native architecture.
FREESPEECH101 retweeted
BREAKING: Starlink brings standard 4G hardware online from space in a successful New Zealand field test.
Two Fibocom modules sent data through Starlink Direct to Cell using the hardware and software they already had. With a clear view of the sky, they connected in about 1 to 30 seconds. Downloads reached 2.2 Mbps, and uploads were around 0.3 Mbps.
That could let farm sensors send readings and equipment trackers report their location from places cell towers can’t reach.
