NASA’s laser comms demo makes deep space record, completes first phase https://www.militaryaerospace.com/communications/article/55233353/nasas-laser-comms-demo-makes-deep-space-record-completes-first-phase
SpaceX and TMobile have been given emergency special temporary authority by the FCC to enable Starlink satellites with direct-to-cell capability to provide coverage for cell phones in the affected areas of Hurricane Helene