FCC Green Lights SpaceX's 15,000 Satellites for Starlink Mobile

Satellite-to-phone service beams cellular signals from orbit to ordinary handsets, which need a clear view of the sky instead of a tower. The FCC approved 15,000 next-generation satellites for SpaceX's Starlink Mobile, promising 5G-level speeds of 150 megabits per second per user, with a lower orbit to reduce delay. The current version uses about 650 satellites at roughly 4 Mbps.

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