CALIFORNIA, iNews.id – SpaceX is requesting permission to link the Starlink satellite network to moving objects. The report comes via SpaceX’s recent filing with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
SpaceX applied for permission to install internet terminals on mobile vehicles such as cars, airplanes, trucks and ships. The auto sector was chosen because objects such as cars could be a potentially lucrative business route and would expand Starlink’s offerings to rural homes.
The application to the FCC was filed on March 5, 2021 with a request for a “comprehensive license authorization operation” from the Starlink terminal on Earth Stations in Motion – a generic term for cars, trucks, ships and aircraft.
“Users are no longer willing to give up connectivity while en route, whether driving a truck across the country, moving cargo from Europe to a US port, or while on a domestic or international flight,” wrote the request archive, quoted from The Verge, Tuesday (9/3 / 2021).
SpaceX said it would ensure the installation of ESIM terminals on vehicles and ships was carried out by qualified operators who had an understanding of the antenna radiation environment and maximum protection for the public and the people operating them.
Editor: Dini Listiyani
