{
  "id": 12968679,
  "title": "Internet from space: Musk's SpaceX buys US frequencies for mobile phone services",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/internet-aus-dem-all-musks-spacex-kauft-us-frequenzen-fur-mobilfunk",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-08T22:14:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/it-internet/internet-aus-dem-all-musks-spacex-kauft-us-frequenzen-fuer-mobilfunk-angebot/100260881.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "SpaceX, owned by Elon Musk, has made a significant purchase of frequencies in the US, paving the way for the company to establish itself as a mobile network provider. The company currently offers fast internet via its Starlink service, which uses satellites, but this requires a special receiver with an antenna. The newly acquired licenses will allow SpaceX to send signals through walls and supply conventional devices like smartphones. The news caused shares of major mobile network providers, including AT&T, T-Mobile US, and Verizon, to decline, with AT&T's stock falling by around 7% in after-hours trading. SpaceX is waiting for approval from the FCC to combine its satellite internet with a terrestrial network.",
  "summary": "Internet from space can provide coverage to every spot on Earth - but the signal from the satellite doesn't penetrate walls. Elon Musk is therefore now supplementing his Starlink service with US mobile phone frequencies.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}