The Ground Gateway Bottleneck: Why LEO's Hardest Problem Isn't in Orbit
Launching satellites is getting easier. Building the ground infrastructure to connect them to the internet is not.
Spectrum
The Spectrum Rule That Was Quietly Strangling LEO Broadband
The FCC’s April 2026 overhaul of satellite spectrum-sharing rules scrapped a 1990s framework that was systematically suppressing the capacity of every LEO constellation flying today.
Fifty Kilometers Too High: How Orbital Altitude Is Becoming a Competitive Weapon
SpaceX and Amazon are fighting at the FCC over orbital insertion altitudes—a dispute that looks like a safety argument but is equally about spectrum priority and competitive positioning.
The Sovereign Anchor: Inside Telesat Lightspeed's Military Ka-Band Pivot
Telesat’s decision to dedicate a slice of every Lightspeed satellite to military Ka-band isn’t just a business pivot — it exposes a structural problem facing any LEO operator that lacks a tech giant’s balance sheet or its own launch vehicle.
Direct-to-Cell Is the Riskiest Bet in Satellite Internet
Turning an ordinary phone into a satellite terminal is the most ambitious promise in orbital connectivity — and the one most constrained by physics.
The Coming Fight Over Low Earth Orbit
As constellations multiply, the binding constraints on satellite internet are shifting from rockets and radios to orbital slots, spectrum rights, and collision risk.