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Telecommunications & Media
Low-earth-orbit satellite communications: How to use them in the space internet era
Low-earth-orbit satellite communications aim to extend network coverage to areas beyond terrestrial infrastructure, including mountains, islands, open seas and the sky. Unlike geostationary satellites at about 36,000 km altitude, low-earth-orbit satellites operate at about 200 to 2,000 km, reducing latency but requiring large constellations. South Korea has approved cross-border supply deals involving Starlink and Eutelsat OneWeb. The government targets an independent network by 2035 and plans a 300 billion won R&D programme by 2030.
AI & Enterprise
Test-driving Google\'s Gemini 3.5 Flash for travel plans, cleaning and coding
Google’s new AI model Gemini 3.5 Flash is positioned as a practical tool that supports coding, long-form reasoning, multimodal understanding and parallel task handling. The evaluation used five prompts, including building a simulator from a space debris report, designing a travel itinerary, guiding a craft task, creating a 25-minute cleaning plan and running a humorous parallel-reasoning investigation. The test highlighted context retention and switching between task types, while also raising questions about user data access needs.
Telecommunications & Media
SpaceX revenue mostly from Starlink, rockets and AI in the red
SpaceX’s main source of revenue is its Starlink satellite internet service rather than reusable rockets, according to results disclosed ahead of a planned IPO. Starlink-related connectivity services made up 61 percent of consolidated revenue last year and 69 percent in the first quarter. Starlink generated the largest revenue and profit, while the rocket launch business posted a loss and the AI segment recorded a larger deficit. Filings also highlighted rising regulatory, operational and geopolitical risks.
