SpaceX选定高通Dragonwing平台为Starlink Mobile建全美地面5G网络：QRU100与QDU100供数万站址，2027年起部署
高通旗下 Qualcomm Technologies 11月4日发布，SpaceX 已选定其 Dragonwing 蜂窝基础设施平台，为 Starlink Mobile 计划中的全美地面 5G 网络提供射频与基带技术。这是一项多年期供货协议，地面网络部署计划自2027年开始，协议期内将部署数万个站址；两家公司未披露协议的财务条款。
按高通发布，Starlink Mobile 将采用 Dragonwing QRU100 射频单元平台与 QDU100 分布式单元平台，并配套高通的商用级 Layer 1 软件。QRU100 为大规模多输入多输出（Massive MIMO）射频单元提供集成处理，射频采用64发64收（64T64R）配置；QDU100 负责对时延敏感的 Layer 1 基带处理。SpaceX 将围绕这些平台自行构建基站设备，并作为网络运营商设计、部署与运营该网络、以 Starlink Mobile 品牌提供服务。高通称，这是其迄今规模最大的 5G 基础设施交易。
Starlink Mobile 此前以卫星直连手机服务为人所知，本次协议为其增加地面网络一层。发布未给出地面服务的消费者开通日期、资费、首批城市与各站址所用频段；媒体报道中出现的约8万个站址数字源于此前关于站址接入谈判的报道，不在高通发布口径之内，本稿不采用。
SpaceX Selects Qualcomm Dragonwing Platforms for Starlink Mobile's Nationwide Terrestrial 5G Network: QRU100 and QDU100 for Tens of Thousands of Sites, Rollout
Qualcomm Technologies announced on November 4 that SpaceX has selected its Dragonwing cellular infrastructure platforms to supply the radio and baseband technology for Starlink Mobile's planned nationwide terrestrial 5G network in the United States. The multi-year supply agreement envisages deployment beginning in 2027, with tens of thousands of sites to be deployed over the life of the agreement. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Under the announcement, Starlink Mobile will use the Dragonwing QRU100 radio unit platform and the QDU100 distributed unit platform, together with Qualcomm's commercial-grade Layer 1 software. The QRU100 provides integrated processing for massive MIMO radio units in a 64T64R configuration — 64 transmit and 64 receive paths — while the QDU100 performs latency-sensitive Layer 1 baseband processing in distributed units. SpaceX will build the base-station equipment around the platforms and, as network operator, will design, deploy and run the system and sell service under the Starlink Mobile name. Qualcomm described the agreement as the largest 5G infrastructure deal in its history.
Starlink Mobile has previously been known for satellite-to-phone service; the agreement adds a terrestrial layer to that network. The release gave no consumer launch date for the ground service, no pricing, no first cities and no per-site spectrum bands. A figure of roughly 80,000 sites circulating in press reports traces to earlier reporting on tower-access talks and is not part of Qualcomm's release; it is not used here.
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