https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/spacex-seeks-access-80000-us-cell-sites-wireless-network-bloomberg-news-reports-2026-10-22/
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@rh Thanks for proving my point.
@fd LOL, customers are still waiting for the carriers to figure out 5G, SEVEN YEARS after it was launched.
be real people. dude bought himself a president and can rubber stamp anything he wants through the fcc right now. They rail-roaded Echostar on his behalf; TMO wanted the rest of that spectrum.
@dh “Just like 50% of us were supposed to be in EVs right now and the market is what 8%?” Blame the Orange Man with the tiny hands for that. And it was 50% by 2030. But that’s out the window now
@en Everyday consumers aren’t buying a rocket that can land back on the ground. They are buying cell phone service. There’s a huge difference. If the cell service doesn’t meet their expectations, they switch carriers. Customers aren’t going to wait for SpaceX to “figure it out”. They will take their money elsewhere.
It’s crazy to think people still think that a man who can capture a rocket; from space, upright so it can be repurposed cannot figure out how to decimate legacy wireless carriers. He will also likely build his own phones and chop current phone manufacturers off at their kneecaps. Some of the people here sound like VZ execs, scoffing that Musk doesn’t know how to run a network.
Just like 50% of us were supposed to be in EVs right now and the market is what 8%? What will satellite do that wireless and fiber can’t? Cover 2% of the US that wireless doesn’t while you are outside? If satellite was such a big deal why isn’t it putting cable and fiber companies out of business today?
@OP I can’t wait to adjust the bunny ears on my phone to make a call.
@OP SpaceX to offer blinding speeds of 35mb.
I heard Elon a long time ago. The man is a billionaire for a reason. Satellite is the future in wireless. Oh and don’t laugh at his flying car. That is also the future of transportation.