Almost a year ago, Elon Musk was already laying out a much bigger vision for Starlink
“You should be able to have a Starlink, like you have an AT&T or T-Mobile or Verizon”
One Starlink account providing high-bandwidth internet at home and directly to your phone
And now look at what SpaceX is doing
SpaceX has secured major spectrum acquisition agreements to turn Starlink into a full-scale mobile carrier
• Secured agreements for 2 GHz mobile spectrum
• Just agreed to acquire nationwide 800 MHz spectrum, enabling coverage even inside buildings
• Received FCC approval for 15,000 next-generation Starlink Mobile satellites
• Planning a combined satellite and terrestrial mobile network
This is much bigger than providing satellite connectivity in remote areas
SpaceX is building Starlink into a major mobile carrier that competes directly with AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile, both from space and on the ground
Elon laid out the vision months ago, and now SpaceX is putting the pieces together to make it a reality