AT&T petitioned the FCC to block Starlink and T-Mobile’s satellite-to-phone network over concerns of possible interference.
By Jordan McDonald
The battle in orbit over the airwaves isn’t quite Star Wars just yet, but it could become an important part of the future of mobile access to the internet.
Terrestrial networks are a critical part of today’s cell-phone infrastructure, and as more space-based networks launch into orbit, new concerns and conflicts are sprouting up around their potential to interfere with existing on-the-ground networks.