T-Mobile's CFO Explains Why Starlink Can't Replace Your Phone's Cell Signal

T-Mobile’s CEO Isn’t Worried About Starlink Stealing Customers

T-Mobile CEO Srini Gopalan doesn’t sound worried about Starlink turning into a real competitor for wireless carriers anytime soon, despite the growing buzz around satellite-to-phone connectivity. Asked to weigh in on SpaceX’s satellite ambitions, Gopalan pushed back on the idea that Starlink represents a genuine threat to T-Mobile’s business. His argument boils down to differentiation: he doesn’t see an obvious gap in the market that Starlink wo…

T-Mobile's CFO Explains Why Starlink Can't Replace Your Phone's Cell Signal

The problem with cell towers is that if you’re not in range, like if you were in the mountains, you wouldn’t get reception. That’s a gap that satellite services like Starlink are trying to close. In fact, T-Mobile and Starlink are already working together on that. But if you were wondering if T-Mobile could use Starlink for satellite-to-phone, that’s a no-go, at least for now. T-Mobile Starlink satellite-to-phone won’t fly During the Evercore Pa…