Starlink Intends To Open Satellite Cellular Service To Users In The Fall

SpaceX plans to launch its Starlink satellite cellular service this fall. The company has asked the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for permission to launch the service within this time frame.

SpaceX revealed the target launch date in a document regarding new FCC rules for providing satellite communications to US carriers, known as Supplemental Coverage from Space (SCS), which went into effect on May 30.

“SpaceX supports nearly all of the Commission’s recent SCS rulings and expects to launch commercial direct-to-cellular service in the United States this fall,” the company said in the filing.

It also outlines SpaceX’s long-term goals for the Starlink Direct to Cell system, which will provide the ability to transmit Internet data to regular smartphones, allowing people to connect to remote parts of the planet that are not accessible to cellular communications.

SpaceX also asked the commission to relax the aggregate limit on radio frequencies for cellular satellites