SpaceX’s vision for Starlink Mobile is undoubtedly one of the most ambitious developments in the telecommunications industry. By combining Direct-to-Cell satellites, next-generation spacecraft, EchoStar’s 65 MHz of spectrum, and a distributed terrestrial architecture based on compact base stations, Elon Musk is proposing a radically different approach to mobile connectivity. The concept is technically credible—but its…
MWC26 Barcelona will mark a decisive shift: connectivity is no longer confined to antennas, fibre and data centres. Under the Intelligent Infrastructure theme, the industry embraces a new frontier where terrestrial networks, cloud, edge, AI-driven automation and now space systems converge to form a distributed, sovereign and resilient digital backbone. The backbone of the digital…