SpaceX Unlikely to Buy Carrier, Build Macro Network: Analyst
The satellite company’s executives have said they expected to eat into mobile carriers’ market share
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1, 2026 – SpaceX is unlikely to buy a carrier or build a macro cell mobile network, an industry analyst said Tuesday.
On the company’s first-ever earnings call last month, COO Gwynne Shotwell and CEO Elon Musk said SpaceX had plans to deploy tiny femtocells to augment its direct-to-device satellite mobile service.
