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2025.01.06

18:40

Italian Prime Minister's Office: No Starlink service contract has been signed with SpaceX.

2024.10.08

08:16

U.S. House panel probes FCC's decision to deny $885.5 million in funding to Starlink

Asia Tech Wire (Oct 8) -- The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability said Monday that it is investigating the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) decision to deny $885.5 million in subsidies for rural broadband services to SpaceX's satellite Internet unit Starlink.

2024.07.29

03:03

Starlink applies to launch 7,500 additional LEO satellites in Brazil

Asia Tech Wire (July 29) -- Elon Musk's Starlink has applied to launch an additional 7,500 low earth orbit (LEO) satellites for its second-generation network, or "Gen 2" in Brazil, on top of the existing 4,408, according to UOL.

2024.05.20

02:51

Musk announces launch of Starlink internet service in Indonesia

Asia Tech Wire (May 20) -- Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who was visiting Indonesia, officially announced the launch of Starlink internet service in the country on Sunday.

2024.01.12

10:21

China said to launch its answer to Starlink with 26,000 satellites

National Business Wire (Jan 12) -- China will launch its own answer to Starlink with 26,000 satellites, as it competes with the U.S. as a "space power".

2022.01.07

05:18

SpaceX's Starlink internet service gains more than 145,000 users

Asian Tech Press (Jan 7) -- Elon Musk's SpaceX announced on Thursday that its Starlink Internet service has served more than 145,000 users so far.

2022.01.05

06:21

Indian gov asks SpaceX's Starlink to refund all deposits for not obtaining a license

Asian Tech Press (Jan 05) -- SpaceX's satellite Internet subsidiary Starlink has notified its customers that the Indian Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has asked the company to refund all deposits on pre-orders until it receives a license to operate in the country.

2021.11.18

06:35

Tesla has no plan to use Starlink service in mainland China

Asian Tech Press (Nov 18) -- Tesla China said that Tesla in mainland China uses the services provided by Chinese communication operators. There is no plan to use Starlink services in mainland China, and all business data are kept in mainland China.

2021.11.17

08:09

SpaceX, Brazilian govt discuss deal to provide rural Internet, monitor Amazon

Asian Tech Press (Nov 17) -- The Brazilian government has signed an agreement with SpaceX, a space exploration technology company, to use Starlink satellite technology to provide Internet services at low altitudes to rural and remote areas of Brazil and to help monitor fires and illegal logging in the Amazon rainforest, the Brazilian Ministry of Transportation said, according to media reports.

2021.11.15

07:23

Tesla starts deploying Starlink antennas at Supercharger stations

Asian Tech Press (Nov 15) -- Tesla has began putting Starlink antennas at Supercharger stations to give satellite Internet connection to owners while charging, in an effort to improve the Supercharger experience.

2021.11.02

05:52

SpaceX Starlink forms India subsidiary, aims to deploy 200,000 active terminals by 2022

Asian Tech Press (Nov 02) -- Elon Musk's SpaceX's Starlink has registered its operations in India and is preparing to apply for a license from the local government, according to media reports, citing senior local officials.

2021.10.15

08:59

Elon Musk in talks with airlines over Starlink installation

Asian Tech Press (OCT 15) -- Elon Musk said he is in talks with airlines about installing Starlink.

2021.09.13

10:27

Amazon plans to launch Project Kuiper in UK to compete with Musk's Starlink

Asian Tech Press (Sep 13) -- Tech giant Amazon.com Inc (AMZN: NASDAQ) is preparing to launch Project Kuiper internet satellites in Europe to compete with Elon Musk's Starlink, and has hired a group of lawyers and lobbyists for the purpose, the Telegraph reported Sunday.

2021.06.30

16:30

Musk says Starlink to provide internet services globally by August

Asian Tech Press -- SpaceX's satellite internet network Starlink will be available nearly worldwide by August, except for the North and South Poles, Musk said Tuesday in a presentation at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) conference.

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