Starlink might be less of a threat to mobile operators than Elon Musk claims
- Musk has recently been bullish about Starlink's potential as a rival to T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T
- However, T-Mobile's CEO sees satellite connectivity as complementary to conventional coverage
- As such, they think that Starlink's threat to mobile operators has been exaggerated
If you believe Elon Musk, then Starlink could soon pose a major threat to the US’s mobile operators, but the CEO of T-Mobile disagrees.
According to Musk in a recent earnings call, Starlink’s terrestrial cellular network will “probably” offer better connectivity and higher bandwidth than cellular providers like T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T. In fact, Musk even went so far as to say that he envisions Starlink will ultimately "deliver a majority of the world's internet."
As a result, Gwynne Shotwell, the president and chief operating officer of SpaceX (which owns Starlink), added that she expects the company to “acquire quite a few” customers from those mobile networks.
But in an...
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