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Qualcomm signs equipment deal for SpaceX's planned US 5G network
Deployment is set to begin in 2027 at tens of thousands of macro cell sites. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Qualcomm has agreed to provide baseband units, software and radio equipment for a terrestrial 5G network that SpaceX plans to build nationwide in the United States. Qualcomm said on November 4 that the multiyear Starlink Mobile agreement was its largest 5G deal to date.
Equipment deployment will start in 2027 across tens of thousands of US macro cell sites, Qualcomm said. The company did not disclose the agreement's financial terms.
SpaceX intends to combine terrestrial infrastructure with satellite connectivity to compete against AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile. It has been acquiring spectrum and exploring agreements with cell tower companies as it develops the terrestrial network.
For Qualcomm, best known for smartphone chips, the agreement expands its telecommunications infrastructure business as it seeks to diversify beyond mobile devices. It already supplies technology for 5G networks in Japan and Vietnam and competes with Marvell, Broadcom and Intel in chips for cell tower equipment.
Qualcomm said the network could be built in stages, initially focusing on terrestrial 5G. It said its radio technology is designed to improve coverage and capacity, while beamforming would direct signals toward users to use SpaceX's licensed spectrum more efficiently.