Starlink Mobile challengers back proposed telco-led D2D joint venture

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/starlink-mobile-challengers-back-proposed-telco-led-d2d-joint-venture/

Verizon, AT&T, & T-Mobile Launch a Joint Partnership To Standardize Wireless Service From Space

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://cordcuttersnews.com/verizon-att-t-mobile-launch-a-joint-partnership-to-standardize-wireless-service-from-space/

The 3 legacy Telco's are teaming up and collectively getting into the direct-to-cell service arena - better hurry StarLink is already there and growing fast and Amazon Leo is coming up fast on the outside!

AT&T and Verizon already have partnership deals with AST SpaceMobile for satellite direct-to-device services with AST continuing to place satellites into orbit - next launch is scheduled for mid-June 2026. https://www.advanced-television.com/2026/05/14/att-t-mobile-verizon-for-satellite-jv/ #Mobility #DirecttoCell #Satellite #StarLink #Leo #Verizon #ATT #TMobile #AST #DirecttoDevice #Cellular #Communications

US Top News and Analysis | Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Akamai Technologies, Micron, Nebius, Alibaba & more

AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information.

Midday trading saw a broad rally in chip stocks, with the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) gaining more than 1% and companies such as Micron Technology (+3%), On Semiconductor (+10%), Marvell Technology (+7%) and Nvidia (+2%) all advancing. Akamai Technologies jumped almost 7% after Bank of America upgraded the stock and highlighted its transition to an AI‑infrastructure platform. AI‑focused cloud firm Nebius surged 16% on a 684% revenue jump to $399 million and the announcement of a new AI factory in Pennsylvania. U.S.–listed Alibaba climbed 6% after reporting a 38% increase in first‑quarter cloud revenue and expanded AI investments. EchoStar rose 4% following FCC approval of a $40 billion spectrum sale to AT&T and SpaceX, while energy company Nextpower gained 12% after raising its full‑year revenue outlook to $3.8‑$4.1 billion. Conversely, Birkenstock fell over 10% and Resideo Technologies dropped 17% after missing earnings and revenue forecasts, respectively. Photonics names benefitted from the AI theme, with Coherent up 6%, Lumentum up more than 2% and Corning up nearly 2%. Wix.com tumbled 30% after reporting earnings of 68 cents per share, well below expectations.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/13/stocks-making-the-biggest-moves-midday-akam-mu-nbis-baba.html

#AkamaiTechnologies #MicronTechnology #Alibaba #Nvidia #ATT #SpaceX #Birkenstock #Wixcom #ResideoTechnologies #Corning #

FCC Approves DISH’s Sale of Spectrum from EchoStar to SpaceX and AT&T in $40 Billion Deal

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://cordcuttersnews.com/fcc-approves-dishs-sale-of-spectrum-from-echostar-to-spacex-and-att-in-40-billion-deal/

Remember that AT&T commercial from the 90s, where they promised to deliver new technology that will let people talk to one another over an actual VIDEO interface?

Boy, do I look forward to talking to grandma over video — just like in the commercial. It'll be great to see her again!

*Hopefully AT&T will be able to connect customers to heaven, although the long distance fees will probably be steep. #ATT

Weekly output: inflight WiFi, Visible’s prepaid Verizon home 5G, Uber’s travel ambitions, AT&T emergency response

Happy World Press Freedom Day to all who celebrate! Which should be all who don’t want to accept the lies of people in power.

I wrote an extra post for Patreon readers Wednesday explaining three fair ways that you can take one story idea and sell it more than once.

4/28/2026: Looking for Fast Wi-Fi on Your Next Flight? Pick an Airline With Starlink, PCMag

This was going to be a straightforward writeup of Ookla’s report about Speedtest measurements of inflight connectivity, but some details seemed just off enough to require follow-up questions.

4/29/2026: Verizon’s Visible Prepaid Brand Adds $300-Per-Year 5G Home Broadband, PCMag

This was going to be a a straightforward writeup of Verizon’s prepaid brand reselling Verizon’s fixed-wireless home broadband at a discount, but then I couldn’t get Visible’s site to show me the FCC-mandated broadband-facts label or even let me start a service order.

5/1/2026: Uber wants to be your travel agent, concierge, and personal shopper next, PCMag

I took a day trip to New York Wednesday to cover Uber’s Go-Get press event. This Amtrak run was not like any of the others I’ve taken earlier between D.C. and NYC because it featured infrastructure that hadn’t been first built by the Pennsylvania Railroad 90-plus years ago: the new Portal Bridge in the Meadowlands, which is replacing a janky old drawbridge that sometimes gets stuck open.

5/1/2026: For AT&T, Disaster Recovery Includes Flying COWs and a Robot Dog, PCMag

I spent a couple of hours in one of the parking lots next to the former site of RFK Stadium–it’s still weird to see nothing where that concrete donut had stood since 1961–to check out the exhibit of emergency-response hardware that AT&T had set up there.

Hajj pilgrims can travel within #SaudiArabia, carrying -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/etc.html#SArabia

#Ireland's #SupremeCourt rules in favor of -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/world-capitals.html#Dublin

Why #LLMs Should Stop Speaking for #Science -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/etc-varied.html#13

#ATT Just Reshuffled Its Unlimited Lineup Here's What -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/infotech.html#17

Vacancies in #Canada’s #Senate are growing and some senators -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/etc.html#Canada

View all the Continents news https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/2026/03/latest-news-from-continents.html