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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

SpaceX plans to turn Starlink into full-fledged mobile service, targets Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile

SpaceX's ambition to build a full-fledged mobile service rattled investors in the ​U.S. wireless sector on Tuesday, as the ​company outlined plans that could eventually pit Starlink against industry leaders Verizon, AT&T and ​T-Mobile.

SpaceX acquired 65 megahertz of wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar for a total of $19.6 billion through two deals announced last year, giving Starlink airwaves to expand into mobile services.

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