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☆ Elon Musk's Starlink is planning to install its satellite internet service on some US school buses as part of a pilot program
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

SpaceX is piloting a program to provide Starlink to school buses in some rural communities. On Tuesday, SpaceX sent a letter to the FCC urging it to approve funding for WiFi on school buses. In August, the FCC denied SpaceX a $866 million subsidy to provide its service in remote areas. Musk's company only just received approval from the FCC to use the Starlink for vehicles in motion in June. The service is designed to deliver high-speed internet of up to 200 Mbps to customers in rural areas and higher latitudes.

☆ U.S. agency adds China Unicom, Pacific Networks to national security threat list
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Andrew KellySept 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) named Chinese telecom companies Pacific Networks Corp, its wholly-owned subsidiary ComNet (USA) LLC and China Unicom (Americas) as threats to U.S. national security, the regulator said Tuesday. The designations are under a 2019 law aimed at protecting U.S. communications networks. The FCC said the companies are subject to the Chinese government's exploitation, influence and control, along with the associated national security risks. Earlier this year, the U.S. regulator voted to revoke China Unicom's U.S. unit, Pacific Networks and ComNet's authorization to operate in the United States, citing national security concerns. In March, the FCC added Russia's AO Kaspersky Lab, China Telecom (Americas) Corp (0728.HK) and China Mobile International USA (0941.HK) to the covered list.

☆ Elon Musk's Starlink held an in-flight WiFi demo on a private jet after Delta passed on a deal with SpaceX
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

SpaceX hosted a demo of its Starlink satellite internet service on a JSX jet last week. The event was held on a JSX jet, a regional carrier that describes itself as a "hop-on jet service." Since SpaceX entered the satellite internet market it has been vying with more established providers, including Viasat and Intelsat. What's more, regulators have expressed doubt in SpaceX's satellite internet service. Last month, Royal Caribbean announced it had launched the satellite internet service across its fleet of ships.

☆ Elon Musk says SpaceX's Starlink internet is active on all 7 continents
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet is active across all seven continents, CEO Elon Musk tweeted. The company launched 54 Starlink satellites on Sunday to add to its constellation. SpaceX launched on Sunday a batch of 54 Starlink satellites after five previous attempts were scrubbed because of bad weather. These satellites have joined the 3,076 working Starlink satellites in low-Earth orbit. Musk sent Starlink terminals to the country after Ukraine's vice-prime minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, asked Musk in February for help.

☆ SpaceX's Starlink is the internet service wanted by airlines, cruise lines, and businesses worldwide. Here's what you need to know about Elon Musk's satellite network.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Starlink is SpaceX's broadband service that beams internet connectivity from satellites in orbit. SpaceX, the aerospace manufacturer founded by Musk, has an expansive, high-speed satellite internet network in space called Starlink. Spectators watch from Canaveral National Seashore as a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 60 Starlink satellites launches. A photo of SpaceX's Starlink user terminal, or satellite dish, installed on a roof. A photo illustration of a satellite-tracking app showing one of SpaceX's Starlink internet-beaming spacecraft on a map of Earth.

Frontier Airlines "recently" held discussions with SpaceX about adding its Starlink satellite internet service to its planes and is more hopeful about adding such a product than in previous years, the carrier's CEO told CNBC on Thursday. Adding Starlink's Wi-Fi would be a departure for the budget carrier, which doesn't currently offer inflight internet service. Most major U.S. airlines offer Wi-Fi on board for a fee, though many are trying to improve the quality and lower the cost. In June, the FCC authorized SpaceX to provide mobile Starlink internet service to boats, planes and trucks. Denver-based Frontier has explored adding Wi-Fi on board before and frequently talks with other providers but, so far, hasn't been able to justify the cost.

☆ SpaceX says FCC's 'grossly unfair' rejection of $886 million Starlink subsidy leaves many Americans stranded on the wrong side of the digital divide
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-12 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

SpaceX said the FCC's rejection of an $886 million Starlink subsidy was "unreasonable" and "unfair." It leaves Americans stranded on the wrong side of the digital divide, SpaceX said in a filing. Turning down a subsidy for Starlink internet leaves many Americans "stranded indefinitely on the wrong side of the digital divide," Goldman said. He said the rejection of SpaceX's application for the subsidy was "erroneous and unreasonable," as well as "contrary to the evidence" and "grossly unfair." The FCC and SpaceX didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for comment made outside of normal working hours.

☆ FCC commissioner slams the agency for rejecting Elon Musk's bid for $886 million in funding to SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-25 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Commissioner Brendan Carr slammed the FCC for denying SpaceX $886 million in US subsidies to expand Starlink. Carr said he was surprised to find out via an FCC press release that the agency had changed its mind on providing funding to Starlink. As part of an FCC program to introduce high-speed internet to rural US locations, SpaceX in 2020 won tentative approval for $886 million in funding to deploy Starlink. The FCC and SpaceX didn't respond to Insider's request for comment made outside of US operating hours. It follows the US Air Force awarding SpaceX a $1.92 million contract for Starlink to support US military bases in Europe and Africa.

☆ Elon Musk's SpaceX lands $2 million Air Force deal for Starlink internet despite FCC's rejection of $886 million subsidy
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-17 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

SpaceX has landed a $2 million Air Force contract to provide Starlink in Europe and Africa. SpaceX has the most well-established satellite network compared to other firms, the Air Force said. Under the contract, Starlink, which has more than 2,700 satellites in orbit, will support the Air Force's 86th Airlift Wing based at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The Air Force also said it expected Starlink to provide up to 500 megabits per second download speed and low latency connectivity. SpaceX was seeking funding for Starlink to provide internet within rural communities in almost 650,000 locations across 35 states.

☆ Gadget season is here — new folding phones, watches and earbuds are coming
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-04 | by ( Sofia Pitt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Meanwhile, Google has promised to launch its next phone with a brand new chip, and its first Apple Watch competitor, this fall. Samsung typically announces new earbuds, tablets and smartwatches to compete with Apple's iPad, AirPods and Apple Watch, too. It also announced the Galaxy Buds 2 headphones and the Galaxy Watch 4. Still, Apple's mixed reality headset would mark the company's first major product launch since it unveiled the Apple Watch in 2015. Here's what to expect: Google has announced gadgets in October for years.

☆ Elon Musk's Starlink gets FCC green light to beam broadband into moving cars, planes, boats
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-01 | by ( Isobel Asher Hamilton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Starlink is now allowed to beam broadband into moving vehicles, the FCC said Thursday. This means it will be possible to use Starlink in moving cars, planes, and boats. Starlink already has deals to provide in-flight WiFi to at least two airlines. Starlink uses a network of satellites in low orbit to beam down broadband to users' satellite dishes, called terminals. At launch the company said the internet service could not be used while the RV was in motion.

☆ An FCC commissioner calls on Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores, saying it's a national security risk
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-28 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

FCC commissioner Brendan Carr called on Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores. BuzzFeed News recently reported that US user data was accessed repeatedly in China. In a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai, FCC commissioner Brendan Carr wrote that TikTok "poses an unacceptable national security risk due to its extensive data harvesting combined with Beijing's apparently unchecked access to that sensitive data." Representatives for TikTok and Apple did not immediately respond to requests for comment. At its core, TikTok functions as a sophisticated surveillance tool that harvests extensive amounts of personal and sensitive data."

Câți oameni s-au înscris să beneficieze de Internet prin serviciul Starlink? Acum, acesta se află în regim de testareSpaceX a primit peste 500 000 de pre-comenzi pentru serviciul Internet prin satelit Starlink, a declarat Elon Musk. În prezent aflată în teste, conexiunea la Starlink oferă o viteză de transfer de 150 de Mbps pentru download și aproximativ 25 de Mbps upload. Reprezentanții companiei lui Elon Musk au anunțat că, în timp, conexiunea va fi îmbunătățită cu viteze de până la 1 Gbps. Musk și Bezos s-au luptat public în proiectele care vizează sateliții.

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