SpaceX's Starlink Satellite Connectivity Plans

It will allow SpaceX to deliver high-bandwidth connectivity

directly from the satellites to the phones.

But there are hardware changes

that need to happen in the phones.

Since these frequencies are not supported in current phones,

the chipset has to be modified to add these frequencies.

And that probably is a two-year time frame.

So the phones that are able to use the spectrum

that was acquired probably start shipping in around two years.

And then we also need to build the satellites

that are going to communicate on those frequencies.

So in parallel, we're building the satellites

and working with the handset makers to add these frequencies to the phones.

And then the satellites and the phones will then handshake

very well to achieve high-bandwidth connectivity.

But the net effect is that you

should be able to watch videos anywhere on your phone.

Wow. And it's going to be crazy.

And do these frequencies, would they work indoors inside buildings

like the phone currently does?

And so will you be able to have basically like...

If you're in a building with a thick metal roof,

then no. No, the same types of...

Yeah, normal hubs, yes.

Elon, is your vision for this that

instead of having an AT&T account

and then roaming when you're in the UK

or you're in India,

it's just we could have one direct deal with Starlink.

It works all over the world eventually, not today,

but at some point.

Is that the end goal?

That basically we don't need a regional carrier,

we have a global carrier and that would be you?

That would be one of the options.

To be clear, we're not going to

put the other carriers out of business.

They're still going to be around because they own a lot of spectrum.

But yes, you should be able to have a Starlink,

like you have an AT&T or P-Mobile or Verizon or whatever.

You could have an account with Starlink

that works with your Starlink antenna at home

for your Wi-Fi as well as on your phone.

And yeah, it would be a comprehensive solution

for high bandwidth at home and for high bandwidth direct to sell.

Could you buy some carriers to have more spectrum?

Maybe you could buy them?