--- title: SpaceX wants to sell Starlink phone service directly to... description: SpaceX has told investors during an IPO roadshow that it plans to launch a Starlink retail mobile service for US consumers, potentially building its own... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/spacex-wants-to-sell-starlink-phone-service-directly-to-us-consumers-2ts1lcm87 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: SpaceX wants to sell Starlink phone service directly to US consumers | daily.dev og:description: SpaceX has told investors during an IPO roadshow that it plans to launch a Starlink retail mobile service for US consumers, potentially building its own... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/spacex-wants-to-sell-starlink-phone-service-directly-to-us-consumers-2ts1lcm87 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/2Ts1lCm87.png og:image:alt: SpaceX wants to sell Starlink phone service directly to US consumers og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # SpaceX wants to sell Starlink phone service directly to US consumers **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary SpaceX has told investors during an IPO roadshow that it plans to launch a Starlink retail mobile service for US consumers, potentially building its own terrestrial network. This would put SpaceX in direct competition with Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile. The company already offers direct-to-cell satellite coverage via a T-Mobile partnership, but a retail product would let it sell directly to consumers and capture more revenue per user. SpaceX's $17bn acquisition of EchoStar's wireless spectrum licenses gives it the terrestrial spectrum needed for a standalone network. No launch date or pricing has been announced; the disclosure came from an IPO roadshow rather than an official announcement. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Is SpaceX planning to launch its own consumer mobile phone service in the US? SpaceX has told investors during an IPO roadshow that it is considering launching a retail Starlink mobile product and potentially building its own terrestrial US mobile network, according to Financial Times sources. This would compete directly with Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile, going beyond its existing direct-to-cell partnership with T-Mobile. No price or launch date has been announced. _Following how satellite and telecom infrastructure evolves gets easier when tracked in one place on daily.dev._ ### How much spectrum did SpaceX acquire from EchoStar and why does it matter for a mobile network? SpaceX acquired wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar for $17 billion, a deal cleared by the FCC. This spectrum gives SpaceX the terrestrial frequencies a standalone mobile network would require, fueling speculation that it intends to build one rather than remain solely a wholesale supplier to carriers like T-Mobile. _Readers weighing telecom and satellite market shifts can follow spectrum deals like this on daily.dev._ ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@kellyzahn** · 0 upvotes > Full time Volunteer Fire Fighter. Need phone service in the rural area and no tower service. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Starlink lines up a frontal assault on mobile operators](https://daily.dev/posts/starlink-lines-up-a-frontal-assault-on-mobile-operators-cj0ofkema) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Starlink wants to be your next mobile operator](https://daily.dev/posts/starlink-wants-to-be-your-next-mobile-operator-lrwzemhn6) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Starlink considers building its own phone](https://daily.dev/posts/starlink-considers-building-its-own-phone-mxfpbstcq) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [SpaceX’s Starlink secures more spectrum and airlines as it passes 8 million customers](https://daily.dev/posts/spacex-s-starlink-secures-more-spectrum-and-airlines-as-it-passes-8-million-customers-k1jhv66gg) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Starlink direct-to-mobile network launched in key Sadc country](https://daily.dev/posts/starlink-direct-to-mobile-network-launched-in-key-sadc-country-tfnkhwkpq) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#spacex](https://daily.dev/tags/spacex) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/spacex-wants-to-sell-starlink-phone-service-directly-to-us-consumers-2ts1lcm87) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"SpaceX wants to sell Starlink phone service directly to US consumers","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/spacex-wants-to-sell-starlink-phone-service-directly-to-us-consumers-2ts1lcm87","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/spacex-wants-to-sell-starlink-phone-service-directly-to-us-consumers-2ts1lcm87"},"datePublished":"2026-06-26T09:16:14.020Z","dateModified":"2026-09-13T20:50:57.511Z","description":"SpaceX has told investors during an IPO roadshow that it plans to launch a Starlink retail mobile service for US consumers, potentially building its own...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/18a4c3e8e9eb62ca46c921e9675b4fc2?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/18a4c3e8e9eb62ca46c921e9675b4fc2?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The Next Web","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Next Web","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tnw","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},"commentCount":1,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/spacex-wants-to-sell-starlink-phone-service-directly-to-us-consumers-2ts1lcm87","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}],"keywords":"spacex","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Next Web","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"SpaceX wants to sell Starlink phone service directly to US consumers"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/spacex-wants-to-sell-starlink-phone-service-directly-to-us-consumers-2ts1lcm87","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"Full time Volunteer Fire Fighter. 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