The company may build its own land-based cellular network using recently acquired wireless spectrum to compete with AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon. Samsung may play a role in SpaceX’s mobile carrier ambitionsRecently, SpaceX bought 65 MHz of wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar for $19.6 billion. Join Rewards — it’s free →However, it won’t be easy for SpaceX to challenge established carriers like AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon. Industry watchers believe SpaceX will need substantial time and investment to become a serious rival in the mobile carrier market. It will be interesting to see what approach SpaceX takes to enter the mobile carrier space and compete faster.