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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.

US mobile operator T-Mobile used the US Superbowl football event to announce a free public beta of its new satellite to smartphone service T-Mobile Starlink.

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

Dubai-based operator VEON has signed an agreement with Starlink, a division of SpaceX, to introduce direct-to-cell satellite connectivity through its subsidiary telecoms provider Kyivstar in Ukraine.

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.

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the research and analysis division of global media organisation the Economist Group, has released its Technology and Telecoms Outlook 2025 report, which may dash the hopes of enterprises looking to make a quick buck off AI.

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.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced it included Elon Musk's telco Starlink as a reporting entity under the Internet Activity Record Keeping and Reporting Rules.

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.

Telstra has launched what it calls the "world-first" Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite internet and voice service, available to eligible small businesses (those with no more than five employees) at the same cost as the consumer plan, priced at $125 per month and the cost of the Starlink Kit $599.

Australian specialist digital infrastructure provider Vocus has launched deployment solution powered by LEO satellite that enables connectivity in remote locations in a matter of hours.

Telstra announced its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity, powered by Starlink, is now available at $125/month for its customers.

Singaporean telecommunications conglomerate Singtel announced it will leverage Starlink’s satellites to drive the digital solutions usage of ship owners and operators, allowing them to tap artificial intelligence, 5G, edge, and computing, improving safety, operations, and their crew’s well-being.

Australian technology solutions provider Elsight’s connection confidence Halo technology powered Sphere Drones’ Curo HubX (HubX) drone platform to keep drones in the air during the 8 November Optus outage.

Amazon's two prototype satellites for its planned Kuiper internet network have been operating successfully in orbit, achieving a 100% success rate for its Protoflight mission, setting the project on track to start launching operational satellites by mid-2024, the company announced.

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.

Telecommunications company Telstra announced new initiatives including giving free data, upgrading payphones, and preparing its response team to help support and reconnect disaster-affected communities.

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.

The Western Australian Police Force will spend $8.5 million on Starlink equipment and internet services for 550 vehicles and 129 regional police stations to give officers internet connectivity anywhere in WA.