Starlink LEO rival gaining momentum

by quikefix quikefix.com | Aug 7, 2026 | News, OneWeb, Satellite communications, Sections, Starlink

Growth of more than 30% in Eutelsat’s low-Earth orbit satellite business has offset declines in its legacy video operations.

Starlink wants to be your next mobile operator

by quikefix quikefix.com | Aug 5, 2026 | AST SpaceMobile, AT&T, EchoStar, Elon Musk, Gwynne Shotwell, Icasa, MTN, News, Ralph Mupita, Sections, Solly Malatsi, SpaceX, Starlink, T-Mobile, Telecoms, Verizon, Vodacom, Vodafone

Gwynne Shotwell says the company will build ground infrastructure and chase customers from established carriers.

How Amazon outmanoeuvred Starlink in South Africa

by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 15, 2026 | Amazon, Amazon Leo, Elon Musk, HeroTel, Icasa, Maziv, News, Satellite communications, Sections, Solly Malatsi, SpaceX, Starlink, Trevor Vieweg, Van Zyl Botha

Starlink has 10 000 satellites and a six-year head-start, yet rival Amazon Leo may beat it to market in South Africa.

Amazon Leo all set for South African launch

by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 15, 2026 | Amazon, Amazon Leo, Estiaan Ferreira, HeroTel, Icasa, Internet and connectivity, Maziv, News, Sections, SpaceX, Starlink, Trevor Vieweg, Van Zyl Botha, Vodacom, Vumatel

Herotel will distribute Amazon Leo satellite broadband in South Africa – sidestepping the licensing trap snaring rival Starlink.

SpaceX is the Dutch East India Company of the space age

by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 15, 2026 | Amazon, Boeing, Dutch East India Company, EasyEquities, Elon Musk, Investment, Nasa, News, Sections, SpaceX, Starlink, xAI

Four centuries separate the VOC and SpaceX, but both asked the public to fund a frontier.