Shotwell says FCC approval and low-band spectrum acquisition pave the way for Starlink Mobile to become a major US carrier, with service in early 2028.
just a few weeks ago, we received approval from the FCC to launch 15,000 mobile V2 sats and announced an agreement to acquire a portfolio of low-band spectrum, which will pave the way for Starlink Mobile to become a major mobile carrier in the U.S.
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Shotwell says connecting cars and robots and the rise of superintelligence will raise communication demand by many orders of magnitude.
Connecting cars, robots, and the adoption of super intelligence will increase communication demands not in percentages but in many orders of magnitudes,
Shotwell outlines Starlink Mobile's approach: S-band spectrum, lowband for indoor penetration, and rooftop dishes plus other towers.
Starlink Mobile will mostly use S-band spectrum (from the EchoStar spectrum acquisition) and the lowband spectrum would support that to "penetrate buildings" for indoor coverage, while leveraging Starlink rooftop dishes and "other towers" for infrastructure.
Gwynne Shotwell said Starlink service is live in 174 countries, underscoring its global reach.
Starlink connectivity is live in 174 countries, SpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell said on Tuesday's earnings call.
Shotwell said a few hundred V3 satellites must be deployed before customers really feel faster speeds, possibly by mid-2027.
few hundred" V3 satellites for Starlink customers to "really feel the impact"
Shotwell expects communications demand to grow by orders of magnitude as cars, robots and super intelligence get connected.
We expect the market for communications to grow far beyond just human communication that we traditionally think about. Connecting cars, robots and the adoption of Super Intelligence will increase communication demands, not in percentages, but in many orders of magnitudes.