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SpaceX plans to beam its Starlink internet to vehicles, not just homes

SpaceX wants to beam internet from its Starlink satellites to vehicles on Earth. The revelation came via a recent SpaceX filing with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requesting permission to install its internet terminals in moving vehicles — not just people's homes. SpaceX chief Elon Musk subsequetly offered some clarification via Twitter, stating that the aim is to connect "aircraft, ships, large trucks & RVs," though not cars as the terminal is currently "much too big." The filing, which the FCC received last week, included the following statement: "No longer are users willing to forego connectivity while on the move, whether driving a truck across the country, moving a freighter from Europe to a U.S. port, or while on a domestic or international flight." Whereas home users of SpaceX's Starlink service are able to set up the terminals by themselves, the company said in its filing that "qualified installers" would set up the system in vehicles. Offering Starlink broadband to vehicles would significantly expand the market for SpaceX, with Musk already eyeing $50 billion in annual revenue if the company is able to secure even just a few percent of the global telecommunications market via Starlink. SpaceX has already deployed… Read full this story

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