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Jeff Baumgartner retweeted
SpaceX has announced that it is introducing dynamic pricing for @Starlink Residential plans in select areas based on supply of capacity and demand from customers.
"As our constellation grows and network capacity changes, service pricing may change from time to time. Beginning with your next billing cycle on or after November 30, the monthly price for your Residential service plan will be adjusted to $156/month."
It looks like pricing differences are currently limited to a max 20% increase and 20% decrease.
SpaceX says: "Given this rapid pace of change, we will be reviewing prices on a regular basis, roughly quarterly."
Cambridge, UK-based CBNG has gone into administration, affecting about 75 jobs, in the wake of @Verizon 's decision to not use its mmWave product for #5G FWA -- @Light_Reading lightreading.com/fixed-wirel…
. In a move that could initially benefit @ATT, @FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is circulating a proposal that aims to preempt Calif. requirements that conflict with new FCC rules designed to speed the retirement of legacy copper networks. @Light_Reading lightreading.com/regulatory-…
Maybe more specifics to come on the earnings call, but same old same old in the Q3 PR: 'Remains on track to begin initial service of its Amazon Leo...service later this year" and a reference of the AT&T agreement
Amid a plan to open nearly 500MHz of spectrum for D2D, @FCC is seeking comments on mobile operators' concerns that operating D2D in certain bands will cripple the performance of their 5G networks. @Light_Reading lightreading.com/satellite/f…
Amazon Leo's direct-to-device (D2D) strategy gets a jump-start as the @FCC greenlights its $11.5 billion acquisition of @Globalstar. Tied in, FCC denied Yippy's petition to block the deal. @Light_Reading lightreading.com/satellite/a…
Jeff Baumgartner retweeted
Not surprising. $VZ has steadily cut back on disclosure since @Dan_Schulman took over as CEO. A "breakthrough" with no details fits the pattern.
. @Verizon has provided scant details about a 'technological breakthrough' to expand the reach of 1-Gig speeds over FWA, but the signs point to MDUs and tech that VZ acquired from Starry in 2025. @Light_Reading lightreading.com/fixed-wirel…
. @Verizon has provided scant details about a 'technological breakthrough' to expand the reach of 1-Gig speeds over FWA, but the signs point to MDUs and tech that VZ acquired from Starry in 2025. @Light_Reading lightreading.com/fixed-wirel…
Charter/Spectrum has asked a Texas court to toss AT&T's 'fiber-powered' lawsuit – a fight that could decide how Charter and other cable operators weave 'fiber' into their broadband marketing. @Light_Reading lightreading.com/cable-techn…
The @FCC has OK'd @SpaceX 's application to acquire Tristar's AWS-3 licenses, rounding out near-nationwide coverage in the band for SpaceX's next-gen direct-to-device (D2D) platform. The private transfer also sidesteps an auction. @Light_Reading lightreading.com/satellite/s…
The National Association of Broadcasters and Sinclair are fighting a petition for the @FCC to allow low-power TV stations to voluntarily deploy 5G Broadcast. As backers of ATSC 3.0, they believe a new rule will fragment the market. @Light_Reading lightreading.com/video-broad…
'I don't want to just buy footprint for the sake of buying it,' says CEO John Stankey in response to an analyst question that name-checked Brightspeed. @Light_Reading lightreading.com/broadband/a…
Musk says catching Starship's upper stage is 'more likely than not' on the next flight. Starlink, meanwhile, added 1.6M subs, short of forecasts, as ARPU fell to $69 y/y. @Light_Reading lightreading.com/satellite/s…
AT&T's Stankey: open to having others sell services on the network. 'I wouldn't rule that out over the long haul.' Notably, ATT's fiber JVs already use an open access model.
Heading into the close of the Charter merger, Cox's broadband losses were higher than expected, New Street Research found in its analysis of recently released pro forma numbers @Light_Reading lightreading.com/cable-techn…
In its latest copper network shutdown update, @ATT says it has decommissioned more than 100 wire centers that served 500+ communities and 1.3M locations across 18 states. @Light_Reading lightreading.com/broadband/a…
Amid efforts to obtain a @FCC exemption on new Wi-Fi 8 routers, @TPLINK has signed a letter of intent with Keytronic to assemble those devices in the US starting next year. Keytronic recently exited manufacturing operations in China. @Light_Reading lightreading.com/regulatory-…
. @UnivastuIndia will pay $5.1M to acquire pieces of @CambiumNetworks that @AirspanNetworks did not acquire. Univastu & Airspan have gained access to Cambium's cnMaestro platform, raising questions about future development and support. @Light_Reading lightreading.com/fixed-wirel…