EADaily, January 12th, 2026. Russian military correspondent Roman Saponkov reacted emotionally to reports from the Iranian authorities about the alleged blocking of the Internet, which is heard from Starlink satellites.

Having repeatedly lost mobile coverage during recent bushfires, local councils and volunteer brigades are paying for expensive satellite units to maintain critical communications.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate O’Flaherty is a cybersecurity and privacy journalist. Reports that Starlink was down started flooding in on Down Detector at about 15:00 EST, numbering about 55,000 reports.

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) is rated 'Buy' as it enters commercialization with the successful BlueBird 6 satellite launch. ASTS's unique large-satellite architecture and B2B p

An anti-satellite system from Russia could target Starlink satellites and might affect internet connectivity in Ukraine and other countries.

Throughout the year 2026, SpaceX plans to lower all Starlink satellites currently orbiting at about 550 kilometers to roughly 480 kilometers.

Starlink has enjoyed considerable positive press these last few days, notably winning operating licences in India and South Korea, for example. But pilots flying some of United’s aircraft fleet are not so pleased. United Airlines has had to disable ...