SpaceX’s massive Starship spacecraft exploded in space on Thursday minutes after lifting off from Texas.
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Elon Musk’s Starlink communications network is facing increasingly stiff challenges to its dominance of high-speed satellite internet.
Talks to license Starlink in South Africa have reportedly stalled over tensions with the Donald Trump administration in the US.
Blue Origin is bracing for a large reduction in its workforce, people familiar with the matter said.
T-Mobile US’s tie-up with Starlink for satellite texting and data usage will cost customers the equivalent of R278/month.
After failing to show up on Wednesday, SpaceX has now formally “withdrawn its interest” in presenting to the regulator.
Starlink is already “sold out” in many African cities, including Nairobi, Lusaka and Harare.
Industry body ACT has told Icasa that the satellite licensing regime should not benefit some players over others.
Elon Musk has waded into South African politics just as SpaceX is seeking a licence to operate in the country.
T-Mobile and Elon Musk’s SpaceX are currently testing the Starlink cell network on a trial basis in the US.