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SpaceX eyes U.S. top mobile carriers with upgraded Starlink Mobile service in 2027

SpaceX is seeking to move beyond satellite internet into the mobile telecoms market. It plans to launch next-generation Starlink Mobile satellites in 2027 and start an upgraded mobile service later that year, using additional spectrum it expects to secure from EchoStar. SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said the next-generation service would be 100 times better than current Starlink Mobile. The company also plans a hybrid network combining satellites and terrestrial infrastructure.

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MVNOs seek counterpunch with expanded data QoS option and lower wholesale rates

South Korea’s budget mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) industry, squeezed by the three carriers’ integrated plans and broader data quality-of-service options, is preparing a response after the government moved to cut wholesale rates and extend a 400 Kbps data QoS option to some MVNO plans. The policy package also lowers 5G revenue-sharing wholesale rate ratios by up to 3 percentage points and expands spectrum fee relief for smaller MVNOs from 50 percent to 90 percent.

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South Korea to cut wholesale mobile rates, spectrum fees to boost budget carriers

South Korea will expand wholesale mobile plans offered by telecom operators and cut wholesale charges to strengthen the price competitiveness of budget mobile carriers, the Ministry of Science and ICT said. It will also raise spectrum fee reductions for smaller operators to 90 percent and widen the provision of data options. The government plans to support access to mid- and low-priced handsets, promote eSIM activation and review competition conditions later this year.