--- title: "T-Mobile CEO Says No MVNO Plans With Elon Musk's Starlink: 'It's Not Clear To Me...'" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/278084869.md" description: "T-Mobile CEO Srini Gopalan has dismissed any plans for a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) partnership with SpaceX's Starlink satellite service. Speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference, he stated that such a partnership does not align with their criteria for pursuing MVNO opportunities. While Starlink has previously announced services for T-Mobile customers, Gopalan emphasized that the potential market for an MVNO with Starlink remains unclear. T-Mobile's stock saw a slight increase of 0.13% to $220.00 in pre-market trading." datetime: "2026-03-06T10:47:07.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/278084869.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/278084869.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/278084869.md) --- # T-Mobile CEO Says No MVNO Plans With Elon Musk's Starlink: 'It's Not Clear To Me...' **T-Mobile US Inc.** (NASDAQ:TMUS) CEO **Srini Gopalan** has said that there have been no talks of a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) partnership with **Elon Musk**'s Starlink satellite internet service. ## No Plans For MVNO Partnership When asked about a possible MVNO partnership with Starlink at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference, Gopalan said that there were no plans for it, according to a report by Fierce Network on Thursday. "We get into an MVNO when we think there’s an incremental TAM to go after," Gopalan said. He added that the TAM could be a specific ethnic group or a specific channel play and distribution. "It’s not clear to me how a partnership with Starlink from an MVNO perspective would fit into those criteria," Gopalan said. ## **What Is MVNO?** An MVNO is a wireless communications service provider that does not own the infrastructure over which it provides its services, instead leasing it from traditional mobile network operators (MNO). ## Starlink's T-Mobile Partnership In October last year, Starlink announced that T-Mobile customers would be able to use continuous video calls, messaging and data services with Starlink's direct-to-cell technology. SpaceX had also acquired **EchoStar Corporation**‘s (NASDAQ:SATS) AWS-4 and H-Block Spectrum licenses in a deal worth over $17 billion last year. Starlink, back in December, reported having over 9 million customers worldwide. ## A Mobile Carrier Future? Interestingly, SpaceX had filed for the “STARLINK MOBILE” trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), which could be hinting at a possible cell carrier future for the service. The filing describes "two-way real-time transmission" of voice, audio, video, and data by “wireless telecommunications devices." It's worth noting that Starlink faces competition from **Amazon.com Inc.**'s (NASDAQ:AMZN) Leo (formerly **Project Kuiper**) and recently cut prices and offered free hardware, in a move that Musk said was to target a broader customer base. Starlink also offers in-flight Wi-Fi services on multiple flight carriers. Recently, **United Airlines Holdings Inc.** (NASDAQ:UAL) announced that Starlink would be offered on more than 300 aircraft in the company’s fleet. Benzinga Edge Rankings show that T-Mobile scores well on the Quality metric and offers a favorable price trend in the Long Term. **Price Action:** TMUS gained 0.13% to $220.00 during Pre-market trading on Friday. _Photo courtesy: Shutterstock_ ### Related Stocks - [TMUS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TMUS.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [T-Mobile US, Inc. $TMUS Shares Acquired by Waverly Advisors LLC](https://longbridge.com/en/news/293910134.md) - [T-Mobile US, Inc. $TMUS Shares Sold by NewEdge Wealth LLC](https://longbridge.com/en/news/294034578.md) - [SpaceX isn't the wireless threat that investors fear - unless someone breaks this unspoken agreement](https://longbridge.com/en/news/293821777.md) - [SpaceX has a $1.6 trillion opportunity that may eclipse its AI business](https://longbridge.com/en/news/293767408.md) - [T-Mobile fell 11% on an earnings beat, then rebounded 6% the next day. Here's what's going on.](https://longbridge.com/en/news/294235518.md)