EPISODE · May 23, 2026 · 10 MIN
The Satellite Broadband Race Is Now a Land War
from Space Business with Fexingo: Launch Companies, Satellites, and Commercial Spaceflight · host Fexingo
Space-based internet was supposed to bypass geography, but the real fight for satellite broadband is being decided not in orbit but on the ground. This episode looks at the battle for ground stations and gateway licences — the hidden infrastructure that determines who actually connects and who gets left out. Lucas and Luna walk through a specific case: why Australia's outback has become a choke point for low-Earth-orbit constellations, how ground-station real estate is being snapped up by private equity, and what a recent regulatory decision in Brazil reveals about the geopolitics of network access. If you think Starlink just beams down from space, this episode will change how you see the business. #SatelliteBroadband #GroundStations #SpaceInfrastructure #Starlink #OneWeb #LEOConstellations #SpaceBusiness #TelecomRegulation #Geopolitics #NetworkAccess #SpacePolicy #DigitalDivide #PrivateEquity #Australia #Brazil #BusinessAndTechnology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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