SpaceX announces plan to become a ‘major mobile carrier’
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TL;DR
- SpaceX acquired low-band spectrum licenses to launch Starlink Mobile as a major US carrier.
- The company plans to combine its satellite-to-mobile constellation with a terrestrial mobile network.
- Licenses include 14 MHz of paired spectrum in the 800 MHz band for better signal penetration.
- SpaceX previously acquired 2GHz spectrum from EchoStar.
- The FCC approved plans for 15,000 V2 Starlink Mobile satellites with enhanced bandwidth.
- Starlink Mobile aims to provide a single network for reliable service everywhere, including indoors and in dead zones.