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New Campaign Group Accuses Starlink of “Predatory Broadband Bait-and-Switch”

29th May, 2026 (16 Comments)

A new legal action portal called Starlink Sucks has been launched by Nik Fox, a UK broadcast technology expert, which accuses the popular satellite broadband provider of hitting consumers with a “predatory … hardware trap” — an allegedly “calculated corporate strategy” where subscribers are said to have been locked into “expensive, non-transferable physical equipment” before their service plans are stripped away.

Virgin Media O2 Satellite Service Extended to UK Apple iPhone Users

27th May, 2026 (11 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today announced that their new Direct-to-Device (D2D) based O2 Satellite service (here), which for just £3 extra per month enables normal Smartphones to connect to their mobile network via Starlink’s satellites, will be extended to work on Apple iPhones from tomorrow.

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Starlink Broadband Seem to be Preparing a Rugged Battery Powered Mini Dish

22nd May, 2026 (2 Comments)

A growing amount of evidence seems to be suggesting that SpaceX may be developing a new and more rugged mini dish (terminal) for their Starlink broadband service which, as well as being tougher, may also feature a built-in battery and USB-C charging port for power (the current mini dish requires an adapter for such access).

First Look at Amazon Leo’s WiFi Router for its Satellite Broadband Service

19th May, 2026 (10 Comments)

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has published new documents that give us our first look at the E1 router (L1LA10) that Amazon Leo (Project Kuiper) intends to ship alongside its service, which reflects a huge constellation of ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) – available to the UK and globally.

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Starlink Unexpectedly Hikes UK and Global LEO Satellite Broadband Prices

17th May, 2026 (28 Comments)

The often frequently changeable pricing and package structure of SpaceX’s Starlink service, which offers ultrafast broadband in the UK and around the globe via a massive constellation of compact satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), has changed again and not for the better. Most UK plans will soon go up by £5 extra per month and some features have doubled in price.

Amazon Leo Claims Satellite Broadband to Boost UK Economy by £2bn

12th May, 2026 (0 Comments)

The Amazon Leo (Project Kuiper) service, which is building a huge constellation of ultrafast internet satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for the UK and globally, has published the results of a new study – commissioned by itself – from Oxford Economics that forecasts how LEO broadband services could boost UK economic output by £2bn and support more than 24,000 jobs by 2035.

Starlink Asks Some LEO Satellite Broadband Customers to Show Passports

11th May, 2026 (9 Comments)

The Starlink (SpaceX) service, which offers ultrafast broadband in the UK and around the world via a global network of compact satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), has introduced a “Travel Registration” policy that requires customers to show their Passport details if you use or may potentially use the service outside your registered home country. Failure to do so could get you suspended.

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Starlink’s LEO Satellite Broadband Service Goes Live on Gibraltar

5th May, 2026 (0 Comments)

Elon Musk has confirmed that the global Starlink service from SpaceX, which offers ultrafast broadband via a massive global network of compact satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), is now available to people on Gibraltar, which is a British overseas territory on Spain’s south coast.

Virgin Media O2 UK Broadband Users Fall by 5.6k as Full Fibre Build Stalls UPDATE

1st May, 2026 (40 Comments)

Network operators Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) have today published their latest Q1 2026 results and revealed that their gigabit broadband network increased its UK coverage by just 6,400 premises in the quarter (down from 115.1k in Q4), while related consumer customers fell to a total of 5,446,100 (down by -5.6k in Q1 2026). VMO2’s total mobile base also fell to 46.44m.

Ookla Examine UK Connections to Starlink-based O2 Satellite Mobile Service

29th April, 2026 (5 Comments)

Network benchmarking firm Ookla, which operates the popular Speedtest.net broadband connection testing website and app, has published a new report today that examines the early take-up of the recently launched O2 Satellite service (here) and the geospatial profile of Direct-to-Device (D2D) usage in the UK.

RathlinConnex Boost Broadband Connectivity for Rathlin Island in N.Ireland

28th April, 2026 (0 Comments)

Some 170 people living on remote rural Rathlin Island (Northern Ireland), which has no access to an on-site GP and can only be reached via a very weather-dependant ferry, look set to be given access to “high-speed [internet] connectivity” via a landmark project called RathlinConnex – backed by Excelerate Technology, Eutelsat (OneWeb satellites) and Livewire Digital.

Starlink Shuts GPS Location Feature on Satellite Broadband Service

23rd April, 2026 (6 Comments)

The Starlink (SpaceX) service, which sells affordable ultrafast broadband connectivity to UK and global consumers via a massive constellation of compact satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), has begun notifying customers that, effective from 20th May 2026, “dish location will no longer be available via the local device gRPC API“.

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Setback for Vodafone UK and AST Space Mobile Plan as Satellite Launch Fails

20th April, 2026 (4 Comments)

The joint plan by Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile (aka – Satellite Connect Europe) to launch a space-based 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) service – that will connect with regular Smartphones – has suffered a setback, which occurred after Sunday’s orbital launch of a BlueBird 7 spacecraft on the New Glenn rocket ended up placing the satellite into the wrong orbit.

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Amazon Leo to Power Satellite Services for iPhone and Apple Watch with Globalstar

16th April, 2026 (3 Comments)

The Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper) service, which is slowly building a new mega constellation of ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for the UK and globally, has announced an agreement to power satellite services for iPhone and Apple Watches, including Emergency SOS via satellite.

AST Space Mobile Satellites Over UK and Europe with Vodafone

Ofcom Approve VodafoneThree to Launch Satellite Based UK Mobile Service

15th April, 2026 (6 Comments)

The telecoms regulator Ofcom has today approved a second licence variation to enable mobile operator VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) to provide Direct-to-Device (D2D) services using its licensed spectrum in the 900MHz band (i.e. using satellites to connect with regular 4G and 5G Smartphones – bringing mobile broadband, calls and text connectivity to the remotest areas).

Amazon Leo Preps Gigabit Broadband for Aviation from LEO Satellites

14th April, 2026 (0 Comments)

The Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper) service, which is in the process of launching a new mega constellation of ultrafast broadband satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for the UK and globally, has launched a new Aviation Antenna that it says will deliver reliable internet connectivity to airline passengers and crew with up to 1Gbps download and 400Mbps upload speeds.

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Starlink Hits Some Standby Mode Users with Congestion Charge to Resume

8th April, 2026 (5 Comments)

SpaceX appears to have quietly revised the ‘Pause Mode’ for their Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-based Starlink broadband service, which means that customers now risk being hit by a huge demand surcharge if they try to unpause their connection in a congested network area. Previously such users were excluded.