Starlink aims to beam high-bandwidth internet directly to phones in two years
r0ck3t23 · x · 2026-07-21
The post argues that Elon Musk’s latest Starlink move could make ground cell towers obsolete by delivering high-bandwidth internet directly from satellites to phones.
It says phones compatible with the acquired spectrum could start shipping in about two years, and frames the shift as bypassing the century-old assumption that connectivity must be built from towers, cables, and carrier infrastructure. The broader point is that satellite connectivity could extend reliable internet to billions of people who currently live outside economically viable terrestrial coverage.
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