US MVNO teams with Starlink on home, wireless bundle

MVNO US Mobile struck a partnership with Starlink to offer customers a bundle which includes its pre-paid wireless service with home internet from the satellite provider. Ahmed Khattak, CEO of US Mobile, announced the partnership on Reddit. US Mobile has MNVO deals in place with AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile US and uses a platform which gives customers the ability to switch between networks. Khattak stated the Starlink bundle will be offered with US Mobile’s unlimited standard or premium plans able to access all three networks, which means customers only need to deal with one bill, one app and “one company that actually picks up the phone”. “I won’t tease numbers too hard, but imagine a plan for less than $50 a month that spans every major network in the United States, extends across Canada and Mexico, includes internet from space at home,” he wrote.  Details on the exact cost of the bundled tier and Starlink equipment were not available. Khattak explained the Starlink service, which is called Starlink One, will be offered without data caps. According to his Reddit posts, Starlink residential plans will be bundled with US Mobile first, with Starlink Roam tiers will follow. He stated Starlink direct-to-device will be offered at a later date. What it means The partnership expands Starlink’s roster of customers using its broadband service to include a smaller MVNO, while also potentially providing competition to cable companies in remote areas of the US. Wave7 Research analyst Jeff Moore told Mobile World Live Starlink started offering its home broadband service last month in 120 T-Mobile Boost retail stores as part of a pilot programme. “If Starlink is working to sell home Internet via Boost and providing mobile connectivity via US Mobile, then Starlink is probably having conversations with other MVNOs about options for becoming channels for internet sales and for mobile satellite connectivity,” he explained. On the other side of the equation , Khattak stated he expects similar deals will follow with additional satellite broadband providers such as Amazon Leo. “The endgame is Global Multi-Orbit Convergence . Every major terrestrial network on the ground, every major LEO constellation in the sky, stitched together into a single plan that follows you anywhere on earth,” Khattak added. The post US MVNO teams with Starlink on home, wireless bundle appeared first on Mobile World Live .