The Hardware Problem: Why User Terminals Still Define the LEO Broadband Race
The single biggest barrier to scaling LEO broadband has never been rockets or spectrum — it is the cost of putting a flat-panel phased-array antenna on every rooftop.
Starlink
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.
Above the Glass: Why Optical Inter-Satellite Links Are Reshaping LEO Architecture
Optical inter-satellite links exploit a basic fact of physics to build a space-based internet backbone — and every serious LEO constellation now has to have them.
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.