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Viasat’s satellites in Europe were taken offline by Kremlin-associated malware

Ryan Daws — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 14:30:27 +0000

A satellite broadband outage impacting thousands of customers in Ukraine and across Europe was the result of malware linked to the Russian government. The outage occurred on 24 February 2022. That date has sadly gone down in history as the day Russia decided to launch its invasion of Ukraine—causing tens of thousands of deaths on... Read more »

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OneWeb turns to SpaceX for satellite launches after Roscosmos snub

Ryan Daws — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 12:35:27 +0000

OneWeb is turning to rival SpaceX to launch its LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellites after Russian space agency Roscosmos snubbed the British firm. A rocket carrying 36 of OneWeb’s satellites was due to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome earlier this month. In the fallout of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Roscosmos refused to launch the satellites... Read more »

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Ookla finds Starlink now averages over 100 Mbps

Ryan Daws — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 12:20:51 +0000

Research from Ookla finds that Starlink now averages over 100 Mbps in 15 countries. The results, from Q4 2021, suggests that SpaceX’s satellite system continues to beat median fixed broadband speeds in most locations: Starlink Fixed Broadband Australia 141.55 51.35 Austria 131.84 50.33 Belgium 155.15 76.94 Canada 106.64 96.39 Chile 118.95 168.92 France 102.15 75.47... Read more »

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SpaceX sends more Starlink terminals to Ukraine but experts warn of targeting

Ryan Daws — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 17:07:15 +0000

SpaceX is sending another batch of Starlink terminals to Ukraine but experts have warned about potential targeting. Ukraine has suffered intermittent connectivity as it defends itself from Russia’s invasion of the country. Some of the outages have been the result of damage to telecoms infrastructure itself, while others due to wider power outages. Within the... Read more »

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SpaceX’s fourth Starlink launch in under a month deploys another 60 satellites

Ryan Daws — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 13:23:55 +0000

SpaceX has successfully completed its fourth Starlink mission in under a month, adding a further 60 satellites to its constellation. The latest batch of SpaceX’s broadband satellites brings the total launched this month to an incredible 240. As usual, SpaceX used its Falcon-9 rocket for the mission. What’s particularly impressive about this launch is the... Read more »

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Starlink expands its satellite broadband service to all UK regions

Ryan Daws — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 17:32:48 +0000

SpaceX’s satellite broadband service Starlink has expanded to all regions of the United Kingdom. The service, currently still in beta, was previously only available in southern England. Today, the company has announced an expansion to cover parts of Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and northern England. Starlink says users should currently expect data speeds to vary... Read more »

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