SpaceX’s Starlink Just Got More Powerful, and Cable Giants Comcast, Charter May Feel the Heat

Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Space Exploration Technologies Corp. could pose a growing threat to terrestrial broadband providers, particularly in rural and lower-density markets, MoffettNathanson analyst Craig Moffett said Tuesday as Starlink begins deploying higher-capacity V3 satellites. Starlink Poses Bigger Threat to Comcast and Charter The analyst sees SpaceX's Starlink becoming a more credible competitor to terrestrial broadband as Starship enables higher-capacity satellite deployments, although he expects fiber and cable networks to retain important speed advantages.