BNP Paribas dismisses SpaceX threat to wireless carriers

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BNP Paribas said the potential competitive impact of a SpaceX partnership with Charter Communications on the U.S. wireless market may be limited. The report follows media coverage that Charter and SpaceX have discussed an arrangement allowing Starlink mobile traffic to use Charter's terrestrial internet infrastructure. BNP Paribas noted Charter's mobile business relies on a mobile virtual network operator agreement with Verizon Communications, limiting its ability to provide nationwide wireless access to SpaceX customers. The firm added that SpaceX would likely still require a partnership with a major wireless carrier to build a competitive nationwide service, and developing an alternative network could take years and require more than $100 billion in spectrum and infrastructure investment.

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Communication Services▼ · 1 stocks
Charter Communications Inc
CHTR
▼ NegativeCompetitionrelevance

SpaceX partnership with Charter could threaten its mobile business, but BNP says impact limited.

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Verizon Communications Inc
VZ
▲ PositiveCompetitionrelevance

Charter's reliance on Verizon's network limits SpaceX threat, potentially benefiting Verizon.

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