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SpaceX operates Starlink, a satellite communications service, and with this agreement will build Starlink Mobile, which also integrates terrestrial mobile phone networks. Qualcomm provides QRU100 and QDU100 under its brand Dragonwing for communication infrastructure, as well as communication signal processing software.
Qualcomm announced on November 4th (local time) that it has entered into a multi-year agreement with SpaceX to provide semiconductor platforms for 5G base stations for SpaceX's Starlink Mobile mobile communications service. SpaceX plans to begin rolling out its terrestrial 5G network in the United States in 2027, installing tens of thousands of base stations over the course of the contract. The contract amount has not been disclosed.
Starlink Mobile is a communications service created by SpaceX by integrating satellite communications and terrestrial mobile phone networks. The aim is to use satellite communications to supplement areas that cannot be covered by ground base stations, and create an environment where smartphones can communicate no matter where you are.
Qualcomm provides the QRU100 and QDU100 under its Dragonwing brand for communication infrastructure, as well as software for communication signal processing. A base station using these will support Massive MIMO technology, which combines 64 transmitting antennas and 64 receiving antennas, improving communication range, capacity, and frequency efficiency. By reducing power consumption, it also aims to reduce the cost of large-scale base station deployment.
"The days of dropped calls whether you're at home or on the go should be over," said Michael Nichols, senior vice president of Starlink at SpaceX, and expressed the idea of accelerating base station development in collaboration with Qualcomm.
In a post on X, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon explained that this collaboration will also pave the way for future "AI-native 6G" infrastructure. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk also posted, ``Finally, we will have one network with good signal coverage everywhere.''
With this initiative, SpaceX will expand its business from a satellite communications carrier to a carrier that also operates its own terrestrial mobile phone network. According to Reuters, Qualcomm is positioning this deal as its largest 5G-related contract to date. SpaceX is poised to compete with major U.S. carriers such as AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile.
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SpaceX will begin rolling out its terrestrial 5G network in the U.S. in 2027, installing tens of thousands of base stations during the contract period.
Very likely · Within years
Qualcomm and SpaceX cooperation accelerates base station development
Likely · Within years
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