SpaceX announces plan to become a ‘major mobile carrier’
SpaceX snapped up low-band spectrum in a bid to take on T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon.
by Emma Roth
Oct 8, 2026, 9:23 PM UTC
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SpaceX has acquired a portfolio of low-band spectrum licenses — a move the company says “will pave the way” for its Starlink Mobile service to become a “major” US carrier. When the Federal Communications Commission signs off on the deal, SpaceX says it will deploy its new architecture that combines its satellite-to-mobile constellation with a terrestrial mobile network, directly competing with T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon.
The licenses include up to 14 megahertz of paired spectrum in the 800 MHz band, which SpaceX says will allow Starlink Mobile’s signal to penetrate...
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