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Starship on the launchpad

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Next Starship flight test to put first 'V3' Starlink satellites into orbit

The next Starship test flight, set for as early as September 28, is poised to be the first to deploy Starlink's high-capacity V3 satellites into orbit and place them into service.

News & Views

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Telesat Lightspeed lands gateway in Europe with Orange

Telesat Lightspeed lands gateway in Europe with Orange

byMichelle Donegan,Senior Editor, Light Reading

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$44M subsea cable secures Taiwan-Matsu digital lifeline

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byGigi Onag,Senior Editor, APAC

IRIVNE, CALIFORNIA - 09 SEPT 2025: Workers laying Fiber Optic Cable for Cityside Fiber in a residential community

The Buildout: Kinetic rolls through Sugar Land

The Buildout: Kinetic rolls through Sugar Land

byNicole Ferraro,Editor, host of 'The Divide' podcast

Eurobites: Vodafone highlights network-shutdown epidemic

Eurobites: Vodafone highlights network-shutdown epidemic

byPaul Rainford,Assistant Editor, Europe

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AI & Machine Learning

Thai telcos ride to rescue of flagging national AI scheme

Thai telcos ride to rescue of flagging national AI scheme

byRobert Clark,Contributing Editor

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Verizon seeks FCC approval to test 6G use cases in 4GHz

Verizon seeks FCC approval to test 6G use cases in 4GHz

byMichelle Donegan,Senior Editor, Light Reading

Starship on the launchpad

Next Starship flight test to put first 'V3' Starlink satellites into orbit

Next Starship flight test to put first 'V3' Starlink satellites into orbit

byJeff Baumgartner,Senior Editor

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Everyone agrees rural broadband, and patience, are needed now

Everyone agrees rural broadband, and patience, are needed now

byPhil Harvey,Editor-in-Chief

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SpaceX doubles down on push to abolish rural broadband subsidies

SpaceX doubles down on push to abolish rural broadband subsidies

byNicole Ferraro,Editor, host of 'The Divide' podcast

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Eurobites: Ericsson's 5G core goes live at VodafoneThree

Eurobites: Ericsson's 5G core goes live at VodafoneThree

byPaul Rainford,Assistant Editor, Europe

Podcasts

The Divide: How Oklahoma is meeting digital needs with Community Access Portals The Divide: How Oklahoma is meeting digital needs with Community Access Portals

byNicole Ferraro

Unpacking 6G with Omdia's Gabriel Brown Unpacking 6G with Omdia's Gabriel Brown

byJeff Baumgartner

The Divide: Why digital inclusion needs a new funding model The Divide: Why digital inclusion needs a new funding model

byNicole Ferraro

Cable Technology

Policy, tech and convergence to collide at The Independent Show Policy, tech and convergence to collide at The Independent Show

byJeff Baumgartner

The Divide: SHLB's Joey Wender on the fight to save E-Rate The Divide: SHLB's Joey Wender on the fight to save E-Rate

byNicole Ferraro

The Divide: NDIA's Angela Siefer on the fight to restore the Digital Equity Act The Divide: NDIA's Angela Siefer on the fight to restore the Digital Equity Act

byNicole Ferraro

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Light Reading's Leading Lights Awards 2026: The Winners

Light Reading is delighted to announce the winners chosen from 151 finalists across the 30 categories comprising the 22nd annual Leading Lights Awards.

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