SpaceX teams with Qualcomm to build AI-native base stations, eyeing first AI carrier
elonmusk · x · 2026-11-11
SpaceX is moving to become the first "AI carrier": current cell towers are mostly dumb radios, and the Qualcomm deal aims to make them AI-native, with edge inference at the tower — like an updated Akamai for AI — alongside Starlink Direct-to-Cell and V3 satellites.
Qualcomm's CEO confirmed the agreement is finalized, not an engagement: SpaceX builds the base stations, Qualcomm supplies silicon and RAN accelerators for what he called one of the largest 5G deployments in the US, with an AI-native architecture.
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