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SpaceX may pay a Swiss company billions of dollars to build 1 million satellite dishes for Starlink internet subscribers, says an industry source

those user terminals for less than $500. In fact, based on new information received by Business Insider, SpaceX may be eating nearly $2,000 on each one. A patent application filed by SpaceX for a phased-array antenna component that would ostensibly help Starlink internet subscribers connect to the rocket company's satellite network. Fig. 1D shows the top of the proposed antenna, Fig. 1E shows the layers of the device from the side, and Fig.

The person also said STM agreed to absorb costs for non-recoverable engineering, or factory setup. The task can add up to tens of millions of dollars, and SpaceX would have to repay such costs, plus other substantial fees, if the company didn't meet its purchase commitments, the person said. "STM will not comment on who is — or isn't — a customer or on any agreements we may or may not have with them," a spokesperson said in an email.shows engineer Ken Keiter pulling apart a Starlink user terminal, revealing numerous STM-branded parts, including a processor, GPS receiver, radio-frequency components, and more. Keiter also says some of the parts are custom-made and can't be purchased., CEO of Telecommunications Industry Association's CEO.

 

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