Direct-to-Device
Deep Dive: 0.0002 Percent of the Traffic, and One Company to Buy It
The carriers' new D2D venture is a single buyer with a spectrum pool. SpaceX holds its own spectrum and does not need it. AST SpaceMobile does.
Deep Dive
LEO broadband
Starship reached orbit with 26 Starlink V3 satellites. Here is what they cost everyone else.
SpaceX's Starship Flight 14 reached orbit with 26 Starlink V3 satellites on September 28, 2026. What ten times the capacity per satellite means for OneWeb, Amazon Leo, Telesat, SES and Viasat, and why the FCC's spectrum vote matters as much as the launch.
LEO broadband
Amazon Ordered Six More Ariane 6 Launches Days Before the Rocket Was Put on Hold
Amazon Leo expanded its Arianespace order days before Ariane 6's 2026 flights went on hold, with Vulcan and New Glenn already grounded. What it means.
Direct-to-Device
What Amazon Is Actually Buying at Globalstar
Globalstar books 63% of revenue from Apple and is being sold to Amazon for a sum its revenue cannot explain. The answer is in the spectrum and landing rights.
Sovereignty
IRIS² Finally Cut Checks, and the Biggest One Landed on the Ground
The first IRIS² industrial contracts are signed: OHB's €1B for 18 MEO platforms, HispaSat's €1.6B ground segment. Who gets paid, and what the order reveals.