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Startup Lynk expects to begin offering commercial services as early as next year, fully one year earlier than its rival SpaceMobile. Of course, being the first to market is not necessarily the primary indicator of ultimate success. Further, one company's version of commercial-level services may not be the same as another. Nonetheless, the fact that Lynk is promising availability in 2022 is noteworthy considering SpaceMobile has been dominating discussions about cellular service from space for the past year. AST & Science's SpaceMobile burst onto the scene early last year with the announcemen...

News Wire Feed Light Reading 2/17/2021 WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel today announced the establishment of a Task Force dedicated to implementing long-overdue improvements to the agency's broadband data and mapping tools. The Acting Chairwoman also named Jean Kiddoo as Chair of the new Broadband Data Task Force and announced other senior staff. The announcement, made at today's Open Commission Meeting, was accompanied by a staff update on the agency's current broadband data collection ...

AT&T said business customers will be able to use its network for free for up to 30 days.

News Wire Feed Light Reading 2/11/2021 NEW YORK – LightShed Ventures ("LightShed"), a new technology, media and telecommunications ("TMT") venture investment firm, today announced the launch and initial close of capital of LightShed Ventures Fund I. LightShed Ventures Fund I will invest $75 million principally in the Seed and Series A rounds of category-defining private companies across the entire TMT ecosystem. LightShed will be opportunistic in evaluating later private company rounds that fit tightly within its investment theses. LightShed Ve...

And what might Amazon's LEO satellites mean for 5G operators? "I think there are partnerships to be had for Kuiper," said Darren Achord, head of public policy for Amazon's Project Kuiper. "We look forward to partnering with a lot of the providers out there." Achord's pitch for Project Kuiper (pronounced "ky-per") was mainly targeted at members of the incoming Biden administration. Achord spoke about the company's satellite broadband initiative at the Incompas Policy Summit this week, a trade association that represents communications and technology companies, including Amazon. Achord explain...