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Amazon’s Space Lasers Redefine Global Data Connectivity
Technology // December 21, 2023

The future of digital connectivity is increasingly shuffling off the binds of its terrestrial coils. This, as Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite initiative has taken a key step toward establishing a globally connected optical mesh network powered by a space lasers system. Since its successful launch...

Crypto Market Sell-Off: Bitcoin Hits Two-Month Low
Cryptocurrency // August 18, 2023

Bitcoin, the world’s most valuable cryptocurrency, experienced a significant drop below $26,000 on Thursday, marking its lowest level since June. This decline was part of a broader crypto market slump triggered by news that Elon Musk’s SpaceX had written down the value of its Bitcoin...

Amazon Sets 2024 Launch Date for Internet-From-Space Broadband Service 
Amazon // March 16, 2023

The prospects for global broadband connectivity are looking up, quite literally. This, as Amazon on Tuesday (March 14) revealed a first look of the latest progress in its planned constellation network of 3,236 low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. Codenamed Project Kuiper, Amazon’s latest push to own every...

SpaceX and T-Mobile to Test Satellite-to-Cell Service this Year
Connected Economy // March 13, 2023

SpaceX and T-Mobile will start testing satellite-to-cell service this year. So said SpaceX Vice President of Starlink Commercial Sales Jonathan Hofeller Monday (March 13) during a Satellite 2023 conference in Washington, D.C., Seeking Alpha reported Monday. With satellite-to-cell service, users will be able to send text messages and images from areas that are currently...

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T-Mobile and SpaceX to Test Satellite-to-Cell Service

January 03, 2024
T-Mobile and SpaceX have taken another step toward their plan to build global connectivity.  SpaceX launched the first set of Starlink satellites with Direct to Cell capabilities on Tuesday (Jan. 2), enabling the beginning of field testing on a new service that will provide T-Mobile customers with connectivity almost everywhere in the United States, T-Mobile said in a […]

Crypto Market Sell-Off: Bitcoin Hits Two-Month Low

August 18, 2023
Bitcoin, the world’s most valuable cryptocurrency, experienced a significant drop below $26,000 on Thursday, marking its lowest level since June. This decline was part of a broader crypto market slump...

SpaceX and T-Mobile to Test Satellite-to-Cell Service this Year

March 13, 2023
SpaceX and T-Mobile will start testing satellite-to-cell service this year. So said SpaceX Vice President of Starlink Commercial Sales Jonathan Hofeller Monday (March 13) during a Satellite 2023 conference in Washington, D.C., Seeking Alpha reported Monday. With satellite-to-cell service,...

Mattel, SpaceX Look to Rekindle Astronaut Era With New Line of Toys

July 21, 2022
Mattel has inked a multi-year deal with spacecraft engineering company SpaceX that will see the iconic toymaker launch products “that inspire children and collectors alike to tap into their inner...