# SpaceX plans to become a major US mobile carrier

> SpaceX has acquired low-band spectrum and plans to combine satellite and terrestrial networks to compete with T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon.
- Title: SpaceX plans to become a major US mobile carrier · The Verge
- Summary: SpaceX has acquired low-band spectrum and plans to combine satellite and terrestrial networks to compete with T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon. SpaceX acquired…
- Keywords: spacex, starlink mobile, spectrum acquisition, mobile carriers, t-mobile, at&t, verizon, fcc, satellite internet, technology, culture, plans
- Source: The Verge — https://theverge.com/science/1008467/spacex-announces-plan-to-become-a-major-mobile-carrier
- Author: Emma Roth
- Published: 2026-10-08T21:23:31+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: spacex, starlink mobile, spectrum acquisition, mobile carriers, t-mobile, at&t, verizon, fcc, satellite internet, technology, culture
## SpaceX snaps up spectrum to challenge carriers
SpaceX has acquired low-band spectrum licenses and says the move will pave the way for Starlink Mobile to become a major US carrier. The company plans to compete directly with T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon.

> will pave the way
## New spectrum enables indoor coverage
The licenses include up to fourteen megahertz of paired spectrum in the eight hundred megahertz band. SpaceX says this will allow Starlink Mobile's signal to penetrate through walls and buildings.
## FCC approves fifteen thousand new satellites
The FCC has approved plans to deploy fifteen thousand V two Starlink Mobile satellites offering more than one hundred times the bandwidth of the current generation.

> One network that provides Americans with a reliable service indoors, outdoors, in cellular dead zones, and everywhere in between.
## Key takeaway

SpaceX acquired low-band spectrum licenses to launch Starlink Mobile as a major US carrier, combining satellite and terrestrial networks to compete with established providers.