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Giant Indian telecoms provider Bharti Airtel has signed an agreement with SpaceX to bring Starlink’s high-speed internet services to its customers in India.

Telstra has announced it is collaborating with SpaceX’s Starlink to bring Satellite-to-Mobile text message capability to Telstra customers in Australia.

US mobile network operator T‑Mobile and LEO satellite communications provider Starlink are readying to beta test a direct-to mobile satellite service early in 2025.

One New Zealand network engineers have successfully sent and received SMS messages through the Starlink Direct to Cell constellation in a Christchurch field trial, according to the Kiwi mobile operator.

American airline company United Airlines signed a deal with SpaceX to bring Starlink’s Wi-Fi service to the airline’s mainline and regional aircraft fleet—for free.

American telecommunications provider T-Mobile claimed it sent and received—for the first time in the US—a wireless emergency alert (WEA) via LEO satellites.

South Australian-owned and manufactured satellite Kanyini claimed in an “Australian first” that it was successfully launched today onboard a SpaceX rocket from the US.

A powerful package of 3D mapping technology designed by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, has reached the International Space Station (ISS).

South Australian satellite Kanyini has completed its Environmental Stress Screening (ESS) ahead of its mid-2024 launch.

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Satellite communications provider SES launched two additional O3b mPower satellites—the third and final pair—were launched into space by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, US, last 12 November at 4:08pm local time.

GUEST OPINION: Interest and investment in commercial space satellite systems are booming. Private investors have injected more than $23.5 billion in private-sector funding into space-related companies since 2021, and tech giants like SpaceX and Amazon (Kuiper) have launched space initiatives to increase global broadband access.

Tech giant Amazon has launched its first two prototype satellite for Amazon's network called Project Kuiper, launched aboard a United Launch Alliance rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, last Friday, 6 October, at 2:06pm as part of its mission to build massive constellations of satellites to provide internet connectivity anywhere around the world—a move that would mark its rivalry with SpaceX and its Starlink system.

Satellite internet company Starlink, which is operated by Elon Musk’s aerospace company SpaceX, is in hot water after it did not specify the end date of a “limited time offer” advertised on its website, and may possibly face a penalty of $250,000 for breaching directions, according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority.

Optus has announced a plan to provide mobile connectivity to practically 100% of Australia by using SpaceX's Starlink satellites.

Satellite and ground communications solutions provider SES’ SES-18 and SES-19 satellites were launched by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, US at 7:38pm local time on Friday 17 March.

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Tesla and SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk has assumed the same role at Twitter, after completing his US$44 billion (A$68.6 billion) takeover of the social media company.

Tesla and SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk's bid for Twitter appears likely to go through by Friday US time, a deadline set for the proposal to take effect.

Low-power satellite connectivity provider Myriota has signed an agreement with aerospace company Isilaunch to launch satellite Kanyini into orbit.