🚨 BREAKING: The FCC accepts SpaceX's application to acquire nationwide 800 MHz spectrum
Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile all told SpaceX "NO" when it asked to use their networks. SpaceX is building its own:
This deal with Grain Management secures 546 paired licenses covering ~100% of the U.S. population, on 800 MHz low band that penetrates straight through walls and already works with almost every smartphone.
Once it closes, SpaceX will hold up to 89 MHz of spectrum in every market it touches.
Elon Musk: "This is the last critical piece of the spectrum puzzle needed for SpaceX to provide complete phone coverage in America."
ITS HAPPENING
SpaceX just got a massive FCC green light for Starlink Mobile
The FCC has approved SpaceX to launch and operate up to 15,000 next-generation satellites built for direct-to-phone connectivity
The new system is designed to:
• Target peak speeds of up to 150 Mbps per user
• Connect ordinary cell phones directly from space
• Operate in very low orbit at roughly 326–335 km
• Use T-Mobile spectrum alongside spectrum SpaceX is acquiring from EchoStar
• Deliver orders of magnitude more capacity than the first-generation Starlink Mobile constellation
SpaceX currently has roughly 650 dedicated mobile satellites in orbit
The FCC also granted a waiver giving SpaceX a path to provide satellite wireless service without requiring a spectrum-leasing agreement with a terrestrial mobile operator
Starlink Mobile is moving far beyond basic dead-zone connectivity
SpaceX is building toward a full 5G cellular network in space
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BREAKING: SpaceX pushes FCC to scrutinize Iridium over attempts to block next-generation Starlink gateways.
SpaceX says Iridium filed 50+ petitions in 8 months, while the FCC has rejected its challenges 20 times. These gateways boost capacity and enable faster Starlink service.
NEWS: SpaceX is seeking FCC approval to buy three additional AWS-3 spectrum licenses from Tristar.
The deal would expand Starlink Mobile’s direct-to-device spectrum footprint across 62 counties in eight states, helping fill gaps in SpaceX’s nationwide U.S. spectrum coverage.