10-10-2026 01:01 via macrumors.com

SpaceX Inches Closer to Becoming a U.S. Carrier

SpaceX this week announced two developments that further its goal of becoming a major U.S. carrier to compete with AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile.
It is acquiring a low-band spectrum license portfolio in the 800MHz band, which it says addresses one of the "remaining technical gaps" that will let it to compete with other carriers. Most smartphones already support the 800MHz band SpaceX is buying.The FCC approved the Starlink Mobile Gen2 constellation application, letting SpaceX launch 15,000 sat
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