Are Elon Musk’s Starlink Satellites Being Used For 5G?

The More Satellites Up In The Sky. The Stronger and Omnipresent 5G Will Be.

Most think that Starlink and 5G will be competitive, however, it is more likely they will be complementary. 5G is a short-range wireless communications technology that may have nothing to do with long-distance back-haul transport. How a 5G provider thinks about moving around massive number of networked data has nothing to do with 5G. However, the size of the phased-array antenna will not be ideal for small and highly mobile (phones, tablets, cars, etc) last-mile applications, but better for fixed or very large mobile ones (planes, trucks, ships). Many 5G microcells may make use of Starlink as backhaul, rather than rely on terrestrial connectivity.

Starlink’s real limitation is that a satellite represents a fixed hardware capacity, which can really only scale by launching more satellites and replacement satellites. While it’s true that there is a significant required capital in pulling more fiber, it is still easier to get more capacity with improved hardware than on existing cable.

So, It’s very possible that a 5G microcell serving a given area may use Starlink as an uplink, rather than the cost of extending terrestrial and traditional carrier backhaul. In this case, Starlink will have a clear benefit in establishing flexible backhauls

What Do We Know About 5G Really?

First of all, what’s the difference between 4G and 5G?

Well, one stark difference is that 4G is ground-based, while 5G is sky-based.

As you may have heard around the media, there has been a lot of talks about satellites. One main reason is 5G. The USA wants to beat China in the 5G implementation, so America has been launching as many satellites into our skies as soon as possible. It is most likely that 5G is being rolled out as you read this. 5G is unstoppable and you are part of the new technology now.

Starlink and 5G

From what we know about, 5G is mostly going to be deployed in more urban areas (at least in the near future) and Starlink will target the remote areas due to poor broadband access. Starlink may be the only well-functioning internet…