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SpaceX Targets 150Mbps per User for Upgraded Starlink Direct-to-Cell

SpaceX aims to provide 5G-like mobile speeds of 150 Mbps per user by 2027 using new spectrum and an expanded satellite fleet to improve connectivity in cellular dead zones.

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SpaceX is targeting peak download speeds of 150Mbps per user for its next-generation Direct-to-Cell Starlink service. The update was shared by SpaceX Spectrum & Regulatory Affairs Lead Udrivolf Pica during the International Telecommunication Union’s Space Connect conference. “We are aiming at peak speeds of 150Mbps per user,” Pica said during the conference. “So something incredible if you think about the link budgets from space to the mobile ph…

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Starlink already offers a mobile service with a limited bitrate. But this service will evolve to offer a maximum bitrate of 150 Mbps per user, directly on smartphones.

SpaceX has revealed ambitious details about the development of its next-generation Starlink satellite communications system, aimed at direct communication with smartphones. "Our goal is to provide peak throughput of up to 150 Mbps per subscriber," emphasized Udriwolf Pika, head of satellite policy at SpaceX. "These figures look impressive considering the technological complexity of transmitting a signal from... The post Next-Generation Starlink:…

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PC Mag broke the news in United States on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.
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