T-Mobile CEO rejects potential Starlink Mobile network deal, arguing that satellite is ‘inferior’ and there’s ‘no space for an MVNO here’
- T-Mobile has rejected the idea of sharing its network with Starlink
- The company's CEO argues that satellite is an "inferior" technology to what T-Mobile currently uses
- Verizon and AT&T have also turned Starlink down
For all its lofty ambitions, Starlink Mobile doesn’t seem to be getting anywhere fast. SpaceX recently announced plans to build “the world’s most advanced mobile network” using its Starlink satellites, but satellites alone won’t cut it — the service also needs ground-based infrastructure and enough spectrum to power it, neither of which Starlink really has.
So its initial plan seemed to be to launch an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) by partnering with T-Mobile, Verizon, or AT&T and gaining access to their infrastructure.
However, all three of those names have rejected SpaceX’s proposition, with T-Mobile’s CEO, Srini Gopalan, recently going so far as to say in an earnings call (via WCCFTech) that "satellite is an...
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