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SpaceX to block Starlink GPS-alternative location feature as low-Earth orbit navigation race intensifies

Starlink will stop providing a location-information feature it has offered to some users from May 20, local time. The feature has been used as a de facto auxiliary navigation tool in environments where GPS signals are jammed. SpaceX earlier acknowledged Starlink could provide positioning, navigation and timing services, and some users accessed dish location data through the app’s debug menu. SpaceX did not explain why it is ending the feature, as interest in GPS alternatives grows.

Telecommunications & Media

U.S. 6G spectrum tilts toward 7 GHz band as top contender

The 7 gigahertz band has emerged as the leading candidate in the United States\' selection process for 6G spectrum. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is reviewing several bands and has opened a website showing progress by candidate. Government review is also sharpening around the 7 GHz range following a Trump memo. Industry groups and vendors have backed the band, though budget and administrative procedures remain hurdles.

AI & Enterprise

Four essential conditions for launching space data centers

SpaceX has proposed putting up to 1 million data centers into low Earth orbit, but cooling, radiation, space debris and the costs of launch and orbital assembly must be overcome before it can be realised, MIT Technology Review reported. Space-based data centres would need large radiators to shed heat, while radiation can cause bit flips and permanent damage. Low Earth orbit congestion and re-entry debris are also concerns, and the economics remain uncertain.