Elon Musk

SpaceX to deliver high bandwidth

connectivity directly from the satellites to the phones.

But there are hardware changes that need to happen in the phone.

So since these frequencies are not supported in current phones, the chipset has to be modified to add these frequencies.

And that probably is a two year timeframe.

So the phones that are able to use the spectrum that was acquired probably start shipping in around two years.

And then we also need to build the satellites that are going to communicate on those frequencies.

So in parallel, we're building the satellites and working with the handset makers to add these frequencies to the phones.

And then the satellites and the phones will then handshake very well to achieve high bandwidth connectivity.

But the net effect is that you should be able to watch videos anywhere on your phone.

And so will you be able to have basically like... If you're in a building with a thick metal roof, then no.

No, the same types of... Yeah, normal homes, yes.

That would be one of the options.

To be clear, we're not going to put the other carriers out of business.

They're still going to be around because they own a lot of spectrum.

So there's...

But yes, you should be able to have a Starlink, like you have an AT&T or P-Mobile or Verizon or whatever.

You could have an account with Starlink that works with your Starlink antenna at home for your Wi-Fi as well as on your phone.

And, yeah, it would be a comprehensive solution for high bandwidth at home and for high bandwidth direct to cell.

Maybe you could buy Verizon?