Elon Musk’s SpaceX buys the airwaves it needs to take on Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile

Billionaires Africa | 09.10.2026 17:20
World's richest man, Elon Musk’s SpaceX is buying the one thing it lacked to compete head-on with America’s mobile networks: licensed spectrum on the ground. The company said on Thursday it will acquire up to 14 megahertz in the 800MHz band from Grain Management, an infrastructure investor, subject to regulatory approval.