SpaceX could be planning to offer a Starlink mobile network for consumers, reports say — but some experts think…
- SpaceX is reportedly keen on a Starlink mobile network
- The company might try and build out its own infrastructure
- Analysts believe a carrier deal is going to be more likely
SpaceX is reportedly planning to launch a Starlink-branded mobile network to compete with Verizon Wireless, AT&T, and T-Mobile in the US — though not everyone is convinced that the company will be able to make much of a dent in the market.
According to the Financial Times, SpaceX has recently shared its ambitions with investors, and intends to offer contracts to individual consumers. It already partners with T-Mobile in the US to provide emergency satellite messaging services.
This wouldn't be a satellite-based network though — that wouldn't be able to offer enough capacity on its own. The thinking is that SpaceX plans to build out its own terrestrial infrastructure, and indeed has already paid $17 billion to EchoStar for...
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