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Tim Farrar
@TMFAssociates
Consultant in satellite communications and wireless spectrum. I enjoy annoying billionaires.
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blog.tmfassociates.com
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    Tim Farrar
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    Jun 2
    Do you want to understand more about the outlook for Starlink's consumer broadband business? My new report is now available with the first detailed country level breakdown of the subscriber base and regional trends tmfassociates.com/blog/2026/06/0…
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    Tim Farrar
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    Feb 23, 2025
    Good luck with that...
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    Tim Farrar
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    Aug 26, 2022
    Quick summary of TMUS/SpaceX announcement: proposed text/voice service is copycat of ASTS plan, i.e. using cellular spectrum. FCC has dithered for over 2 years about whether to permit that non-conforming use, to date all we have is an experimental authorization for 1 sat (1/n)
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    Tim Farrar
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    Oct 26, 2024
    Since this seems to be the time for stories about Musk, here's one from my Starlink profile about SpaceX's finances that (at least so far) has remained unreported, despite most of the information being readily available... 1/
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    Tim Farrar
    @TMFAssociates
    Oct 21, 2024
    Replying to @TMFAssociates
    My new 100+ page Starlink profile with forecasts is now available. Everything you did (and didn't) want to know about Starlink's impact in broadband and D2D and the consequences for the rest of the satellite industry tmfassociates.com/blog/wp-conten…
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    Tim Farrar
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    Mar 18, 2022
    Starlink being used for military applications in Ukraine (by the ground team not on the drone itself) thetimes.co.uk/article/specia…
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    Tim Farrar
    @TMFAssociates
    Nov 30, 2021
    Admitting that Starlink V1 will never make a profit or have capacity to serve millions of users is quite a statement. Saying V2 is only feasible with Starship contradicts their own August submission to the FCC (and arguments since) which had two alternative launch strategies
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    9to5Mac
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    Nov 30, 2021
    Elon Musk says SpaceX could face 'genuine risk of bankruptcy' from Starship engine production spaceexplored.com/2021/11/29/spa… by @derekiswise
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    Tim Farrar
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    May 19, 2020
    Wow, FCC turns down SpaceX's RDOF request: "the Auction Application System will not allow an applicant that intends to use any form of satellite technology, whether GEO, HEO, MEO or LEO, to select the Gigabit performance tier or to select low latency" docs.fcc.gov/public/attachm…
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    Tim Farrar
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    Feb 26, 2025
    This isn't great, testing of Starlink/T-Mobile D2D beta doesn't appear to show better performance existing Apple/Globalstar messaging service
    We’ve Tested The T-Mobile Starlink Beta: Here’s What We Found | SatelliteInternet.com
    From satelliteinternet.com
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    Tim Farrar
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    Apr 20, 2023
    Nice wildlife refuge you had there...
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    Tim Farrar
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    Oct 9, 2022
    Here’s a puzzle: if Starlink has 25K terminals in Ukraine, how will it cost them over $20M to support these terminals for the next 3 months? If they gave away service completely free of charge, then that would be a cost of more than $250 per terminal per month
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    Tim Farrar
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    Mar 21, 2020
    My new blog post on why SpaceX desperately needs a government bailout tmfassociates.com/blog/2020/03/2…
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    Tim Farrar
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    Jul 8, 2020
    Starlink continues to experience satellite propulsion failures at an astonishingly high rate, with 3 more lost at operational altitude between May 15 and June 23. Compare licensing.fcc.gov/myibfs/downloa… and licensing.fcc.gov/myibfs/downloa…
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    Tim Farrar
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    Feb 10, 2024
    Coincidence?
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    Lawrence McDonald
    @Convertbond
    Feb 10, 2024
    AMAZON'S BEZOS SELLS AT LEAST $2.04B WORTH OF SHARES *the guy is a hall of fame seller, dumping his shares at the top.
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    Tim Farrar
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    Aug 26, 2022
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    But given how many half-formed concepts were put forward, the only possible conclusion is that this was designed to pre-empt next week's Apple announcement of their own free messaging service with Globalstar. That should begin as soon as the new phone is released (4/n)