SpaceX targets Verizon AT&T T-Mobile mobile service

The author argues that SpaceX is positioned to disrupt the US telecommunications market by combining its vertically integrated satellite network and Starship launch capabilities with acquired mobile spectrum. By using satellites for wide-area coverage and ground radios for indoor connectivity, SpaceX plans to offer a mobile service that bypasses traditional carrier towers. The author expects this infrastructure advantage to put intense downward pressure on phone carriers and eventually serve as the nervous system for advanced artificial intelligence applications. Open article →