SpaceX in talks to connect 80,000 base stations to new network

The disclosed figure matters less as a headline number than as a signal of how far SpaceX's network ambitions extend into terrestrial ground infrastructure, a different cost and logistics profile from launching satellites. The counterparties and terms are undisclosed, so the commercial structure behind the buildout remains unclear, and that structure will shape who bears the deployment risk. Whether negotiations convert into a signed rollout, and how the ground segment is financed, is the open question worth tracking.