https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/satellite-internet/ The latest Flip News stories on satellite-internet. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:26 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/open-cosmos-200-satellite-starlink-rival/ https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/open-cosmos-200-satellite-starlink-rival/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Open Cosmos, a British satellite company backed by the government's defence venture capital fund, plans to launch a constellation of almost 200 satellites by 2030 to provide a European alternative to Elon Musk's Starlink. Tom Ellery starlink satellite-internet open-cosmos The Times https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/starlink-communities-program/ https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/starlink-communities-program/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT SpaceX's Starlink has opened a beta 'for Communities' programme letting property owners turn a single Starlink kit into a shared-access business, with neighbours buying hour, day, week or month passes instead of full subscriptions while Starlink handles accounts, payments and access controls. Sarah Whitfield starlink internet-sharing broadband-access satellite-internet spacex Teslarati https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/big-three-carriers-satellite-jv-roth/ https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/big-three-carriers-satellite-jv-roth/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:46:00 GMT The three US carriers formalised their satellite joint venture on 1 October and appointed industry veteran Paul Roth as interim CEO, aiming to erase mobile dead zones with direct-to-device satellite coverage. James Calloway satellite-internet direct-to-device starlink att verizon t-mobile Reuters / WebProNews https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/eutelsat-oneweb-renewal-launch/ https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/eutelsat-oneweb-renewal-launch/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Airbus has completed the first 32 new OneWeb satellites in Toulouse and is preparing them for a SpaceX launch — a major milestone in Eutelsat's planned 669-satellite renewal of its LEO constellation. Sarah Whitfield satellite-internet eutelsat oneweb airbus spacex france Eutelsat https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/rocket-lab-synspective-20-launch-deal/ https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/rocket-lab-synspective-20-launch-deal/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Rocket Lab has signed a multi-year agreement for 20 new Electron missions with Tokyo-based Synspective — the largest commercial launch contract in Electron's history — taking Synspective's total bookings to 47 and pushing Rocket Lab's backlog past 100 missions. James Calloway satellite-internet rocket-lab synspective electron strix-sar Rocket Lab https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/ukraine-rassvet-sanctions/ https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/ukraine-rassvet-sanctions/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ukraine is pressing the United States to sanction firms and individuals supporting Russia's Rassvet satellite network, warning it could let Moscow control attack drones over Ukrainian territory. Sarah Whitfield satellite-internet starlink russia ukraine sanctions Reuters; Kyiv Independent; AP; Hromadske https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/carriers-d2d-spectrum-jv/ https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/carriers-d2d-spectrum-jv/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon have entered into a joint venture agreement pooling spectrum for direct-to-device satellite use, naming Paul Roth interim CEO. Tom Ellery satellite-internet direct-to-device att verizon t-mobile paul-roth spacex Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/iran-starlink-internet-control-warning/ https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/iran-starlink-internet-control-warning/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Deputy communications minister Mohammad Hafez Hakami says satellite services operating outside state telecoms are rendering Iran's shutdown strategy "less effective", warning officials "may be forced to cut electricity" in the next crisis. James Calloway satellite-internet starlink iran Gulf News https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/nokia-iceye-satellite-defence-partnership/ https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/nokia-iceye-satellite-defence-partnership/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Nokia and ICEYE announced on 1 October a partnership to build secure, sovereign broadband satellite communications systems for governments and defence, with first satellites expected to launch in 2028. James Calloway satellite-internet nokia-iceye defence Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/starlink-outage-restored/ https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/starlink-outage-restored/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service was restored after an hours-long outage that affected more than 43,000 users in the United States, according to outage tracker Downdetector. James Calloway starlink spacex satellite-internet outage Reuters via Daily Star / Bloomberg Law https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/starlink-mobile-launches-kazakhstan-beeline/ https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/starlink-mobile-launches-kazakhstan-beeline/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:10:00 GMT Beeline Kazakhstan and Starlink Mobile have launched direct-to-cell satellite connectivity for consumers, making Kazakhstan the first Central Asian country to move the technology from trials to a live user service. Priya Raman starlink direct-to-cell kazakhstan beeline satellite-internet veon Qazinform; Trend.az