Of course, while Amazon may have dominated the e-commerce world terrestrially, its satellite internet offering has a long way to go to catch up to Starlink, which operates a network of more than 6,700 satellites, the largest satellite constellation in the world.

The reforms pave the way for a new business model, where a ground facility, like those for Starlink, can serve multiple satellite services, rather than merely one.

Satellite internet provider Starlink has announced major improvements in its global broadband service, highlighting increased speeds, reduced latency, and enhanced network capacity. The update follows the company’s successful recovery from a rare global outage that affected users worldwide.

A new analysis digs into the irony of satellite internet: The more popular it becomes, the worse speeds and reliability tend to get. There’s an irony with Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service beamed from space: The more popular it becomes, the worse its speeds and reliability tend to get.

The launch is the first of two Starlink missions planned for the day. SpaceX has scheduled a second launch with 24 satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 8:55 p.m. PDT local (11:55 p.m. EDT or 0355 GMT on July 27).

Soldiers panicked, drones surveilling Russian forces went dark, and long-range artillery units struggled to hit targets.

The French government announced a 10-year framework contract with Eutelsat worth as much as €1 billion to provide military-grade satellite communications.