09-10-2026 17:55 via theregister.com

SpaceX to buy key spectrum that could help Starlink Mobile become major US cell carrier

SpaceX is looking to take on the incumbent mobile networks in the US with a combination of low-band spectrum that can penetrate indoors together with the 2 GHz spectrum supported by its Starlink Gen2 satellites for bandwidth. The rocket-flinging operation says it cut a deal to acquire a nationwide low-band spectrum license portfolio of up to 14 megahertz of paired spectrum in the 800 MHz band, which will pave the way for Starlink Mobile to become a major cellular carrier in the US. SpaceX agreed
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