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Ontario’s MDA Space Plunges 25% After Losing Deal to SpaceX

Canadian satellite firm MDA Space says its contract with EchoStar Corporation has been cancelled after the U.S. company agreed to sell wireless spectrum to Elon Musk’s SpaceX for $17 billion US, mainly to power the future of Starlink and satellite 5G service. So that new Starlink play from today had implications for a Canadian company....

Starlink Direct to Cell in Canada Launch Set for Late 2025

Starlink's direct-to-cell service will not be available in Canada until late 2025, according to recent updates from Elon Musk and SpaceX officials. Musk confirmed on August 31 that Starlink’s mobile phone internet service will first roll out exclusively with T-Mobile in the United States for the initial year, followed by partnerships with other carriers worldwide....

SpaceX Launches Starlink Mini: Ultra Portable Antenna

SpaceX has recently introduced a compact version of its Starlink antennas, aimed at providing a portable satellite internet solution for users. The "Starlink Mini," as described in a customer email obtained by CNBC (via Tesla North), is a lightweight and easily portable device designed to offer high-speed, low-latency internet access on the go. The Starlink...

SpaceX Discounts Starlink Kits to $199 in Select Provinces

SpaceX has announced a significant price cut for its Starlink kit to $199 CAD in specified regions of Canada through its "regional savings" initiative. Originally rolled out to U.S. customers across 28 states, this program is designed to boost subscriber numbers with notable price cuts. According to a statement on its support page, SpaceX offers...

SpaceX Achieves First Video Call via Starlink Direct to Cell Satellites

SpaceX on Tuesday announced it had successfully tested its first video call using Starlink Direct to cell satellites, which is an ambitious plan to bring cell coverage for the entire planet, targeting faraway places that typically have no signal. "First video call on @X completed through @Starlink Direct to Cell satellites from unmodified mobile phones!...

SpaceX Starship Flight: HD Video via Starlink at 27,000 km/h

Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched its third fight test of its Starship rocket on early Thursday, after receiving clearance from the FAA yesterday. Starship is the biggest rocket ever made and consists of the Starship spacecraft itself with six Raptor engines and its Super Heavy rocket booster. This reusable transportation system is built to reach the...

SpaceX Posts to X Using Starlink’s Direct to Cell Feature

SpaceX announced on Sunday its successful use of the Starlink satellite internet technology to post directly from a smartphone to a Direct to Cell satellite, testing out the data feature of the latter, reports Tesla North. This achievement, detailed in a post on X, involved sending a photo from a location in the Santa Cruz...