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Starlink Is Getting A Key Upgrade To Start Competing With T-Mobile And AT&T
BGR • • business
Key Points:
- SpaceX aims to provide nationwide high-speed mobile broadband with Starlink Mobile and is close to achieving full coverage by integrating low-frequency 800 MHz spectrum for better indoor service.
- Pending FCC approval, SpaceX has agreed with Grain Management to acquire 14 MHz of paired low-band 800 MHz licenses, which CEO Elon Musk calls the "last critical piece" for complete phone coverage across the U.S.
- Starlink Mobile will uniquely combine satellite and terrestrial spectrum, offering reliable service indoors, outdoors, and in cellular dead zones, potentially competing with major carriers like T-Mobile and AT&T.
- While Starlink is praised for reliable satellite internet in remote areas, its success as a mobile network provider remains uncertain, though plans for a Starlink smartphone indicate serious intent to enter the mobile market.
- Despite its technological advances, Starlink faces challenges such as higher pricing and competition from established providers offering both internet and mobile services at more affordable rates.
