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SpaceX taps Qualcomm chips to build Starlink Mobile's nationwide 5G network

Deal framed as SpaceX's push to become a fourth major US carrier

Reporting tied the Qualcomm partnership to SpaceX's broader carrier ambitions, noting the company has already acquired spectrum and was reportedly exploring an acquisition of Boost Mobile; Qualcomm's Durga Malladi described the effort as also laying groundwork for 6G.

Deal framed as SpaceX's push to become a fourth major US carrier
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“Together with SpaceX, we are building world-leading cellular infrastructure in the United States, advancing 5G today.”

Durga Malladi, Qualcomm EVP

Elon MuskElon Musk SpaceX/Starlink ownerCristiano Amon Qualcomm CEODurga Malladi Qualcomm EVP, technology planning and edge solutionsSpaceX Satellite and rocket company, operator of StarlinkQualcomm Chipmaker, supplier of Dragonwing Cellular Infrastructure

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Reported in the same hours no headline names this development itself — these 2 claims were published in its stretch

  1. first by Anadolu Agency, 4d ago · also Quartz, The Verge

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  2. first by MarketWatch, 3d ago

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