13 h. ago Elon Musk's Starlink comes dead last in Canada internet provider ranking

Opensignal has posted its latest Fixed Broadband Experience report, which offers a deeper understanding of how people use their broadband connections.Opensignal collected data from Oct. 1 to Dec. 29, 2024, detailing broadband internet speeds in several regions across Canada.The key findings include Rogers having the fastest average download speeds nationally, with a score of 198.1Mbps, nearly 40Mbps ahead of Bell. Bell, on the other hand, offers the highest upload speed with a score of 109.9Mbps.Bell and Rogers are tied for overall video experience nationally, with scores of 76.7-76.8 out of 100, landing in the "Very Good" tier. Rogers also retains the highest scores regarding consistent quality and reliability experience.Regionally, Rogers tied or finished first in 20 of the 28 regional awards. Conversely, Bell has the fastest average upload speeds in Atlantic Provinces, Ontario, and Quebec, clocking in at 121Mbps in Quebec. Additionally, Eastlink has performed well for consistent ...

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46 h. ago Musk’s Starlink Signs Pact With Ambani’s Jio After Rival Bharti

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-controlled Jio Platforms Ltd. announced a surprise pact with SpaceX to offer Starlink Inc.’s satellite internet services in India, a day after rival Bharti Airtel Ltd. unveiled a similar arrangement.

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63 h. ago Musk’s Starlink and Bharti Airtel sign deal to explore bringing satellite internet to India

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel said Tuesday it has signed a deal with Elon Musk’s Starlink to explore providing the U.S. satellite internet giant’s services to customers in India, depending on government approval. Musk has long wanted Starlink to enter the world’s most populous market, but its entry into India has […]

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7 d. ago Eutelsat Seeks to Replace Starlink in Ukraine as US Pulls Back

French satellite operator Eutelsat Communications SA said talks with the European Union to replace Elon Musk’s Starlink in Ukraine are intensifying as the US pulls back from its commitments there.

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9 d. ago La riposte ontarienne à Trump vise l’électricité, l’alcool et Musk

L’Ontario a détaillé sa riposte aux tarifs américains. Parmi ses cibles : l’entreprise Starlink d’Elon Musk.

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9 d. ago Doug Ford says Ontario university should be 'embarrassed' of Elon Musk

In Doug Ford's address to Ontario regarding the Canada and U.S. trade war, the Ontario premier said Queen's University should be "embarrassed" that Elon Musk studied there.Ford made the comment while answering a question about whether Ontario tax dollars would still going to Musk's Starlink because of a "break free" for cancelling the contract. Ford said the following on Tuesday:"This is principle to cancel Starlink to President Trump's right-hand man, Elon Musk. Isn't it ironic that he got educated… part of his education was at Queen's, and he's attacking the country and the province that gave him the opportunity to go to Queen's University.""They should be embarrassed that he went to Queen's. He should be embarrassed to attack the people that took care of him for a number of years with his family," he continued.During the Ford conference, he confirmed his previous threat of ripping up the Starlink deal and said Ontario "won't award contrac...

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9 d. ago Doug Ford menace de couper éventuellement le courant aux clients des États américains

L’Ontario a détaillé sa riposte aux tarifs américains. Parmi ses cibles: l’entreprise Starlink d’Elon Musk.

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9 d. ago Doug Ford tears up $100 million contract with Elon Musk's Starlink

During a press conference on March 4, Ontario Premier Doug Ford clarified that Ontario is no longer working with Elon Musk's Starlink.After threatening to pull the deal a few times, Ford has stepped up after Trump implemented tariffs on Canadian trade and called off the Starlink internet deal. This deal was worth $100 million."As part of this government-wide procurement ban, we're going one step further. We're ripping up Ontario's contract with Starlink. It's done, it's gone. We won't award contracts to people who enable and encourage economic attacks on our country," said Ford at his press conference.Ontario and Starlink signed a deal in late 2024 to connect 15,000 Ontario residents, but since Elon Musk has become so tightly tied to President Trump, it became an obvious choice to cut the deal and move instead to a Canadian business.While it's not as popular as Starlink, Xplore (previously XploreNet) also submitted a proposal and is a Canadian business, so there is a chance that it ...

Economics

2 w. ago Musk has inside track to take over contract to fix air traffic communications system

WASHINGTON (AP) — A satellite company owned by Elon Musk has the inside track to potentially take over a large federal contract to modernize the nation’s air traffic communications system. Equipment from Musk’s Starlink has been installed in Federal Aviation Administration facilities as a prelude to a takeover of a $2 billion contract held by […]

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3 w. ago Ontario's cancellation of Starlink contract could impact millions of Canadians

Ongoing geopolitical tensions between Canada and the U.S. put Starlink in the crosshairs, potentially impacting 2 million Canadians.Ontario Premier Doug Ford threatened to cancel the government’s $100 million Starlink deal with the satellite internet service operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, but paused retaliatory measures against the U.S. amid the Canadian and U.S. government’s agreement to pause tariffs against one another for 30 days. With that, Ookla, known for its global broadband speed tests, researched what would happen if Starlink were cancelled in Ontario and other parts of Canada.According to Ookla's Speedtest Intelligence data of Starlink users in Canada, roughly two million Canadians would feel the effect of Starlink's disappearance. Ookla extrapolated the number based on the share of Speedtests Canadians performed using Starlink.This would highly affect people in Nunavut, where 44 percent of Speedtests were performed using S...

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3 w. ago Doug Ford says Ontario PCs would help tear down Canada’s internal trade barriers

Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford says his party will work to tear down interprovincial trade barriers amid ongoing U.S. tariff threats, as he prepares for his second trip to Washington, D.C., during the Ontario election campaign. Ford says a PC government would remove all of Ontario’s remaining party-specific exemptions under the Canada Free Trade Agreement, […]

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