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Competition and New Entrants

AT&T INC. · 2026-11-05 · Importance 34 · Surprise 42

SpaceX partnered with Qualcomm to develop a U.S. nationwide terrestrial 5G network, positioning the effort to challenge AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile. Deployment is expected to begin in 2027 using Qualcomm’s Dragonwing QRU100 and QDU100 5G platforms. Traditional telecom companies have expressed skepticism about satellite providers’ ability to compete with terrestrial networks given regulatory and technological limitations.