SpaceX announces plans to make Starlink a 'major' US mobile carrier

SpaceX will combine satellite and terrestrial mobile infrastructure to become a "major" US carrier, competing with AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile. The company acquired licenses for up to 14 MHz of paired low-band spectrum in the 800 MHz band, adding to the 2 GHz of mid-band spectrum it bought from EchoStar. The plan awaits final FCC approval; the agency has already cleared deployment of 15,000 V2 Starlink Mobile satellites with 100 times the bandwidth of current satellites.

• SpaceX acquired up to 14 MHz of paired 800 MHz low-band spectrum
• Spectrum adds to 2 GHz of mid-band bought from EchoStar
• FCC approved deployment of 15,000 V2 Starlink Mobile satellites
• V2 satellites will offer 100x the bandwidth of current ones