Starlink accélère son projet de devenir un opérateur de téléphonie mobile aux Etats-Unis
Le groupe d’Elon Musk a acquis des fréquences essentielles au déploiement d’un réseau terrestre de téléphonie mobile, avec l’ambition de mieux couvrir les métropoles, où sa constellation de satellites atteint ses limites.
SpaceX, owned by Elon Musk, has acquired essential frequencies to deploy a terrestrial mobile phone network in the United States. According to Le Monde Economie, this move aims to improve coverage in metropolitan areas where its satellite constellation has limitations.
The acquired frequencies, purchased from Grain Management, have national coverage and total up to 14 MHz of spectrum in the 800 MHz range, as reported by Brazil Journal. SpaceX describes this spectrum as "privileged low-frequency" that will pave the way for Starlink Mobile to become a major mobile phone operator in the US.
The news caused shares of incumbent operators Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T to drop, while shares of terrestrial infrastructure companies like Crown Castle and American Tower rose. Brazil Journal notes that Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T currently have over 100 million customers each, while Starlink has zero.
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- SpaceX says Starlink will "become a major mobile carrier in the U.S." cbsnews.com
- Starlink Mobile Is Coming – And The Big Telcos Felt It braziljournal.com
- Explainer-What is the low-band spectrum that SpaceX acquired for Starlink Mobile channelnewsasia.com
