SpaceX and Qualcomm’s partnership to build a nationwide 5G network threatens to disrupt the US telecom market by challenging major carriers like T-Mobile and AT&T.
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SpaceX is teaming up with Qualcomm to build out its nationwide mobile network. Under the multi-year deal, SpaceX will bring Qualcomm's Dragonwing technology to "tens of thousands" of 5G cell sites across the US, with the first deployments set for 2027. The news of the partnership comes as part of SpaceX's push to make Starlink Mobile a "major" carrier in the US, competing directly with T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon. The Elon Musk-owned company has already snapped up a swath of spectrum, while recent reports suggested that SpaceX was exploring an acquisition of Boost Mobile. Now, SpaceX is planning to use Qualcomm's Dragonwing Cellular Infras … Read the full story at The Verge.
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