President and COO Gwynne Shotwell has apparently told investors that SpaceX plans to launch a new terrestrial Starlink service that would sell mobile contracts directly to individuals in the US — a threat that could extract better revenue-sharing deals from its current telecom partners. Analysts think a T-Mobile acquisition makes sense to accelerate the move and solve SpaceX’s spectrum deficit issue. [Link: Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans Starlink mobile push into US consumer market | https://www.ft.com/content/42af0f15-3aa9-49b7-b429-4a39540af03e?syn-25a6b1a6=1 | Financial Times]

T-Mobile would be the “clear choice” for Elon Musk’s rocket maker’s expansion into wireless, one analyst said.

Elon Musk's SpaceX could acquire a U.S. wireless services provider, with T-Mobile the most likely target, speculated a TD Cowen analyst.