FCC Opens Door to Starlink Mobile’s Global Roaming Ambitions
SpaceX has received the regulatory green light to offer US to international telecommunications services, which the company plans to use for Starlink Mobile, its satellite-to-phone service. On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission approved SpaceX’s application to offer international telecommunications, a process that requires a US company to go through regulatory review. However, SpaceX plans on upgrading Starlink Mobile with next-generation satellites that promises to beam 5G service, but from space, enabling users to receive downloads rates up to 150Mbps.
- ▪SpaceX has received the regulatory green light to offer US to international telecommunications services, which the company plans to use for Starlink Mobile, its satellite-to-phone service.
- ▪On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission approved SpaceX’s application to offer international telecommunications, a process that requires a US company to go through regulatory review.
- ▪However, SpaceX plans on upgrading Starlink Mobile with next-generation satellites that promises to beam 5G service, but from space, enabling users to receive downloads rates up to 150Mbps.
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SpaceX has received the regulatory green light to offer US to international telecommunications services, which the company plans to use for Starlink Mobile, its satellite-to-phone service. On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission approved SpaceX’s application to offer international telecommunications, a process that requires a US company to go through regulatory review. The application specifically mentions using the authority “to support Starlink Mobile service offerings.” Back in May, SpaceX originally filed the application to request “global facilities-based and resale authority.” The application also noted that the company planned on offering “international telecommunications services to all of the destination markets” where dozens of Starlink subsidiaries reside in Latin…
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