How Musk’s Starlink Can Challenge AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile
THE SO WHAT
If Starlink can credibly offer terrestrial-like wireless, the moat around spectrum and tower assets looks less absolute. Connectivity-dependent products should be architected for multi-path access—satellite plus terrestrial—rather than assuming the big three MNOs as the only backbone.
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