Paul Sutherland

Building the next generation of Starlink platforms

I build SaaS products and next-gen Starlink platforms and write about what I learn. First to develop on the Starlink Enterprise API, now over three years deep. 🚀

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Introducing Nexus Telemetry

A desktop Starlink monitoring application born from curiosity, built from scratch in Rust. Real-time telemetry, obstruction mapping, satellite tracking, and more.

Apr 09, 2026 · 8 min read Case Study

Building an Enterprise Starlink Management Platform

Case study: How we architected a Starlink Enterprise management platform designed to scale globally across large fleets. From first API integration to full enterprise platform.

Jan 05, 2026 · 8 min read

Latest Articles

12 posts
Product 6 min read

Nexus Telemetry Fleet: The Beta Is Open

Starlink fleet monitoring, read directly from every terminal. We're opening a founding-operator beta in August, with limited places. Here's what we've built and how to get in.
Product 8 min read

Nexus Telemetry: Distributed Fleet Monitoring

We're extending Nexus Telemetry to support multi-terminal and enterprise Starlink deployments. No cloud, full local control, and deep telemetry depth the enterprise API can't provide.
Starlink 10 min read

Four GPS Receivers vs the Starlink Mini: A Side-by-Side Comparison

With Starlink removing GPS from the local API on 20 May 2026, we tested four USB GPS receivers against the Starlink Mini's built-in GPS. They range from £8 to £80. The results were mostly predictable, with one surprise.
Starlink 10 min read

Building Multi-Source GPS for Nexus Telemetry

Starlink is removing GPS from the local API on 20 May 2026. Here's what we built in Nexus Telemetry to replace it: five location sources with automatic fallback.
Starlink 8 min read

Starlink Is Removing GPS Location from the Local API. Here's What That Means.

Starlink is removing GPS location data from the local gRPC API on 20 May 2026. What it means for developers, Home Assistant users, and mobile Starlink setups.
Starlink 10 min read

How Nexus Telemetry Caught a Silent Dish Repositioning

My Starlink dish silently rotated 190° after a firmware update. The official app showed nothing. Nexus Telemetry caught the whole thing.
AI Security 12 min read Part 5 of 5

What We Actually Do

We started with hooks and blocklists. We ended up with a classification system, EU-sovereign infrastructure, and a compliance framework built into our tooling. Not a finished solution. A direction. Part 5 of our AI Security Series.

Part 5 of 5
AI Security 10 min read Part 4 of 5

The Questions You Should Be Asking

We installed a CLI tool and watched it try to read files it shouldn't. That moment challenged everything we thought we had in place. Here are the questions it forced us to ask. Part 4 of our AI Security Series.

Part 4 of 5
AI Security 10 min read Part 3 of 5

The Human Factor

You've built the perfect security system. Air-gapped. Firewalled. Policies signed. And then it's 4pm on a Thursday and you're stuck. Part 3 of our AI Security Series.

Part 3 of 5
AI Security 12 min read Part 2 of 5

The Industry Reality

Apple banned AI tools. Google builds internally. JPMorgan spent $18 billion. And 90% of companies have employees using personal AI accounts nobody's monitoring. Part 2 of our AI Security Series.

Part 2 of 5
AI Security 10 min read Part 1 of 5

The Stranger in Your House

AI coding assistants are incredibly helpful. They also read everything, remember everything, and can be turned with a single instruction. This is Part 1 of our AI Coding Security series.

Part 1 of 5
Personal 3 min read

Hello World 👋

Introducing the blog, the team, and what's next after three years building Starlink platforms.