SpaceX seeks FCC approval for sat-to-phone birds - Mobile World Live

SpaceX is seeking to wide regulatory hurdles with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC)  for its satellite-to-phone work with T-Mobile US up of an expected motorboat successful 2023.

On 6 December SpaceX filed an exertion with the FCC to orbit much than 2,016 second-generation, low-earth birds for a direct-to-cellular strategy that would diagnostic precocious phased array beam-forming and integer processing technologies onboard.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced the work with T-Mobile US CEO Mike Sievert successful August with a strategy that included a beta trial successful the second fractional of 2023. The 2 executives touted the service’s capableness to trim cellular dormant zones crossed the US.

The FCC filing stated the program includes utilizing the operator’s nationwide mid-band PCS spectrum to supply voice, messaging and basal web browsing with theoretical apical speeds of 3 Mb/s oregon 7 Mb/s connected the uplink and either 4.4 Mb/s oregon 18.3 Mb/s connected the downlink.

It besides noted the work would enactment connected unmodified off-the-shelf mobile phones, and that it would beryllium disposable crossed the contiguous United States, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and areas of Alaska.

There isn’t a timeline for erstwhile SpaceX and the relation mightiness beryllium granted approvals by the FCC.

Competitive space
SpaceX and T-Mobile aren’t the lone providers looking to connection satellite-to-phone services. Satellite subordinate AST SpaceMobile plans to trial its work with mobile operators implicit the coming months.

It has agreements successful spot with operators including AT&T, Bell Canada, MTN Group, Orange, Telefonica, Etisalat and Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, among others.

Lynk Global, SpaceX, Amazon and OneWeb are each targeting opportunities with a increasing scope of instrumentality makers enabling existing – oregon adding the applicable – connectivity.

Apple launched a satellite-based emergency substance service on iPhone 14 models successful November aft making a $450 cardinal concern done its Advanced Manufacturing Fund.

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