Elon Musk's SpaceX is taking aim at the US mobile market, aiming to snatch up subscribers from T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon. The company’s president Gwynne Shotwell revealed plans during a Q&A session of their first earnings call.

"I anticipate us to be able to acquire quite a few of their customers because I think our service will be better," she stated. SpaceX aims to build out terrestrial components to its existing satellite network, Starlink Mobile, which currently provides limited cellular support in dead zones but is set for major improvements when the next generation of satellites launch.

"Let me give a little hint. And that is you could put a base station, a cellular base station on the gear that holds a Starlink broadband dish," said Shotwell. This hints at the potential integration of small stations across the country, potentially offering better and higher bandwidth than current mobile services.

SpaceX has only acquired 65 megahertz of spectrum from EchoStar, compared to the vast amounts held by the Big 3 carriers, which could be a challenge in building a nationwide network. However, the company seems confident it can deploy small stations efficiently and effectively to compete with established players.

With the US wireless market worth around $600 billion annually, SpaceX is setting its sights on carving out a piece of that pie, leveraging its satellite technology for terrestrial use.