{
  "id": 12961848,
  "title": "Low Frequencies: SpaceX Challenges US Mobile Communications Providers – Frequency Purchase Burdens T-Mobile US & Co",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/niederfrequenzen-spacex-fordert-us-mobilfunker-heraus-frenquenz-kauf",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-08T21:46:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/it-internet/niederfrequenzen-spacex-fordert-us-mobilfunker-heraus-frenquenz-kauf-belastet-t-mobile-us-co/100260877.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "SpaceX, led by Elon Musk, has acquired a nationwide portfolio of low-frequency spectrum from Grain Management to offer mobile phone connections directly from space. The purchase overcomes a significant technical hurdle for satellite-based mobile networks, as the low frequencies can better penetrate obstacles. The spectrum will complement Starlink Mobile's existing 2-gigahertz spectrum, which is designed for high bandwidths. The deal requires approval from the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and has sparked concerns among investors, causing shares of T-Mobile US, Verizon, and AT&T to fall over 5% in after-hours trading. The FCC recently approved Starlink Mobile's application for a second-generation satellite constellation of 15,000 satellites.",
  "summary": "The space company is one step closer to offering mobile phone connections directly from space to smartphones. The shares of the competition are losing.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}