Boeing has changed its mind about creating a satellite Internet service to compete with SpaceX Starlink
The American giant Boeing will not create its own satellite Internet network. This was announced by the company’s representative.
The US Federal Communications Commission has issued a permit to place 147 spacecraft in low Earth orbit. This happened in 2021. Two years later, the American company decided to revoke the license. Now it will have to pay a fine of $2.2 million.
Boeing wanted to obtain the permit in 2017. Since then, the situation on the satellite Internet market has changed significantly. SpaceX now holds a dominant position, providing satellite Internet services to more than 2 million subscribers. The company has placed about 5,000 satellites in orbit and will increase their number sixfold.
Boeing planned to provide communication in the V-band at a frequency of 40-75 GHz. For this purpose, a test satellite was launched into orbit last year. The company does not rule out a return to the project, but the test spacecraft will be disposed of.
