Internet aus dem All: Musks SpaceX kauft US-Frequenzen für Mobilfunk-Angebot
Internet aus dem All kann jeden Fleck der Erde versorgen - das Signal vom Satelliten kommt aber nicht durch Wände. Elon Musk flankiert seinen Dienst Starlink deswegen nun mit US-Mobilfunk-Frequenzen.
Elon Musk's SpaceX has acquired a significant number of US frequencies to establish a mobile phone service. Currently, SpaceX offers fast internet directly from satellites in space through its Starlink service. However, users need a receiver with its own antenna and clear visibility to the satellite for the signal to work. The new licenses acquired allow SpaceX to transmit the signal through walls and supply it to common devices like smartphones, SpaceX emphasized.
Following the announcement, shares of major mobile phone providers on the stock exchange dropped. AT&T's stock fell by around seven percent in after-hours trading, while T-Mobile US and Verizon's shares each declined by more than six percent. Musk stated that they would now be able to fully cover the United States. The country has large sections without mobile internet.
SpaceX is now waiting for permission from the telecom regulator FCC to combine satellite internet with a terrestrial network. The frequencies were sold by the investment firm Grain Management, but the purchase price was not disclosed.
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