Starlink Mobile will use Qualcomm’s Dragonwing QRU100/QDU100 chips for its U.S. terrestrial 5G network. Deployment is planned to start in 2027, with tens of thousands of sites over the multi-year deal.

Qualcomm’s QRU100 radio-platform hardware photograph from its MWC 2023 press kit; an archive product image, not a deployed Starlink cell site.

Published 4 Nov 2026 · 16:38 UTC

Qualcomm — original agreement announcement ↗ · Source dated 4 Nov 2026

Starlink Mobile will use Qualcomm’s Dragonwing QRU100/QDU100 chips for its U.S. terrestrial 5G network. Deployment is planned to start in 2027, with tens of thousands of sites over the multi-year deal. · ournews.ai