SpaceX Is Reportedly Looking At Buying Boost Mobile Or Using Its Cell Network
The potential deal could serve as a shortcut to establishing SpaceX as a mobile carrier.
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SpaceX may have found a potential path to circumvent its way into the mobile carrier industry via Boost Mobile. As first reported by The Washington Post, Elon Musk's company has held talks with Boost Mobile's parent company, EchoStar, in recent months that could see SpaceX launch "its own signature wireless service" through the existing network.
According to Washington Post's sources, the deal could look like SpaceX acquiring Boost Mobile outright or gaining access to its cell network, which is leased from AT&T and T-Mobile. There could be a major hitch with the deal though, since SpaceX's potential mobile service would need the green light from those major mobile carriers, according to the report. The Washington Postalso reported that major cell companies, which include AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, have already turned...
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