SpaceX Preparations For Future Radio Spectrum Auctions May Include Mobile Phone Service

Generational change may be coming to the very stable world of telecommunications providers as SpaceX seems to be lining up to purchase transmission bands capable of directly serving mobile phones according to reporting by Roger Entner from lightreading.com.

Technology in telecommunications changes 4-5X faster than the corporations that provide the telecom in large part because of the spectrum rights that are highly sought after and are often held for decades by companies that are often household names.

With radio spectrum auctions looming, SpaceX and its subsidiary, Starlink, could purchase a telecom completely and like with the purchase of Twitter, inherit the legacy opportunities and challenges of operating what essentially is a utility. Or, as Entner and many others point out, SpaceX could take a larger risk for a greater reward: purchase the necessary spectrum for serving mobile devices directly from space without the legacy terrestrial broadcasting and systems.

As telecom and data transmission costs and capabilities are absolutely critical to operating nearly every organization, the Association of Western Employers is following this story closely and will keep you up to date regularly.