SpaceX is an internet service provider through Starlink. Actually, it is The only profitable division at SpaceX.
But in general it does not bring profit. His Free cash flow for 2025 was minus 9.1 billion dollars. According to its prospectus, however, it sees $28.5 trillion.addressable market.” If you want to hear about SpaceX’s future monetization plans in CEO Elon Musk’s own words, there is. The plan involves artificial intelligence learning from ancient aliens, and in this blogger’s opinion, it’s bullshit.
But now, sort of, you can sign up with SpaceX as a cell phone provider. T-Mobile T-Satellite with Starlink uses SpaceX satellites to fill coverage gaps.
Last year, most people (honestly, myself included) were confused by the move for SpaceX He paid 17 billion dollars to Dish Network’s parent company, Echostar, to own a bunch of wireless spectrum. Frequencies are a tightly regulated, limited resource. It’s a bit like buying real estate in the form of permission to use certain wavelengths.
But SpaceX’s plan to become a consumer-facing mobile phone provider is taking shape. as Bloomberg notedSpaceX has been in talks with Charter Communications, the owner of Spectrum internet provider. Spectrum’s many, many cables are used in part to route data for cell phones, which depend on cables more than you might think.
According to Bloomberg, “The deal, if finalized, will help SpaceX on its desired path toward becoming a more direct-to-consumer mobile phone provider.” So he got frequencies from Echostar.
Since SpaceX already provides coverage gap service to T-Mobile, you can definitely see that SpaceX’s own provider will be better than others at providing coverage in inaccessible areas. There is this Other spectrum gaps it needs to fill to be competitivebut the SpaceX cellular network is looking more and more plausible.
That doesn’t quite explain the $28.5 trillion thing, but it’s nothing either.
