SpaceX Selects Qualcomm Dragonwing Platform to Build Nationwide 5G Network in the U.S. for Starlink Mobile

深潮 TechFlow reported on November 4 that, according to Qualcomm's official announcement, SpaceX has selected Qualcomm's Dragonwing cellular infrastructure platform to support Starlink Mobile's nationwide terrestrial 5G network in the U.S. The partnership will use the Dragonwing QRU100 and QDU100 platforms, combining Massive MIMO technology with commercial-grade Layer 1 software to improve network coverage, capacity, and spectral efficiency.

Under the deployment plan, SpaceX will launch nationwide network rollout in the U.S. in 2027 and build tens of thousands of base stations during the multi-year cooperation agreement. Starlink Mobile will adopt Massive MIMO radio units featuring 64 transmit and 64 receive channels (64T64R) to improve network capacity and energy efficiency.

Qualcomm said the partnership is also a commercialization step toward both companies' vision of advancing AI-native 6G infrastructure, while the current deployment focus remains on terrestrial 5G networks.

Source: 深潮 TechFlow