SpaceX已与投资公司Grain Management达成协议，收购其持有的蜂窝网络频谱许可证。这是SpaceX进军无线通信市场以来规模最大的一次举措，而该市场目前主要由传统电信企业把持。
SpaceX SPCX -4.19%decrease; down pointing triangle reached a deal to buy cellular spectrum licenses from investment firm Grain Management, its biggest move yet into a wireless market dominated by traditional telecom companies.
这些美国频谱属于800兆赫频段，专为地面基站提供无线服务而设计，并非用于卫星通信。此次收购有助于SpaceX实现既定目标：将Starlink卫星服务从宽带领域拓展至无线通信市场，与AT&T和Verizon等行业巨头展开竞争。
The U.S. licenses, which are in the 800-megahertz band, are tailored for wireless service from cellphone towers rather than satellites. The spectrum could serve SpaceX’s stated ambition of moving its Starlink satellite service beyond broadband into the wireless market to compete with the likes of AT&T T 1.63%increase; up pointing triangle and Verizon.