Qualcomm says SpaceX selected it for Starlink Mobile 5G
Qualcomm said on Nov. 4, 2026 that SpaceX selected Dragonwing chips and software for Starlink Mobile's planned U.S. terrestrial 5G network. Axios, citing Qualcomm, described a multiyear agreement for tens of thousands of conventional cell sites, with deployment expected to begin in 2027, and no disclosed price. RCR Wireless, citing the companies, named the QRU100 and QDU100 platforms and 64T64R radios and quoted Starlink executive Michael Nicolls. The Qualcomm newsroom title matched, but the release body did not render in the page opened here.
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