Starlink Dominates Internet From Space. Can It Disrupt AT&T and Verizon on the Ground?

SpaceX has disrupted the satellite industry. Now, its Starlink unit aims to do the same with America’s telecommunications giants.   SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell at a meeting with investors earlier this year talked about potentially building out a network on the ground to provide mobile service, people familiar with the matter said. Those discussions build on earlier thinking inside the company about Earthbound systems it could pair with satellites to go after the mobile market. Years ago, SpaceX had considered partnering with a U.S. telecommunications company with ground infrastructure to operate a mobile network in addition to developing its own terrestrial systems.