Space Investor's $SPCX thesis: SpaceX compute reprices higher if Anthropic exits

Space Investor

Space-Sector Investor

11 Nov, 23:30Latest

SpaceX could profit if Anthropic exits because scarce compute could be repriced at more than twice the rate if canceled. Musk said SpaceX could rent its capacity several times over; its CFO said new deals price slightly above $50 per watt. Either side can use the 90-day exit after non-cancelable periods end in January and March 2027. Vivo's CEO said over 10M of about 50M eligible customers used Starlink direct-to-cell in Brazil in two weeks; Vivo pays Starlink for capacity. x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com

SPCX

4 Nov, 13:47

SpaceX's Qualcomm deal supplies terrestrial 5G infrastructure for Starlink Mobile to challenge the three major US carriers directly. Qualcomm says its Dragonwing platform will power tens of thousands of towers in a multiyear rollout beginning next year and ramping quickly toward nationwide coverage. x.com

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Dylan Bristot

12 Nov, 12:12

Growth at Nebius

Nebius Q3 earnings ... Prices per GPU-hour rose 22% on average versus Q2. ... short-term clusters at more than 2x the reserved rate x.com

AlvaSupportsStrengthens the market basis for SpaceX’s repricing upside if Anthropic exits; realizing it would depend on replacement contract terms.

Jim Cramer

12 Nov, 02:08

Host of CNBC’s Mad Money, Leader of the CNBC Investing Club

Remember how I said they'll be paying over $3 billion per month to rent SpaceX compute starting next month. That's part of a $120.5 billion deal with SpaceX that runs through 2029. youtube.com

AlvaSupportsThe payment scale makes retaining versus repricing Anthropic’s capacity financially consequential for SpaceX.

Fireside Alpha

11 Nov, 18:33

Business, Technology and Investing Interview Digest

Dan Schulman (CEO): ... “If he builds a full terrestrial network just like we have, which is a very difficult proposition, or buys, whatever it may be, then you can compete. But that’s a very difficult proposition to go do. I’m prepared for it.” x.com

AlvaSupportsSupports the competitive rationale for Starlink Mobile’s Qualcomm rollout, while underscoring its execution hurdle.

Srini Gopalan

11 Nov, 02:49

President and CEO of T-Mobile US

I will note to you that we were right because six months ago when you and I talked, I said to you satellite alone ain't going to work. They are going to need some form of terrestrial network. Looks like they agree with us now. podcasts.apple.com

AlvaSupportsT-Mobile’s CEO views SpaceX’s terrestrial move as validating the need for a ground network, supporting the rationale for Starlink Mobile’s Qualcomm infrastructure deal.

Space Investor

10 Nov, 20:27

Space-Sector Investor

The FCC just accepted SpaceX's application to buy 800 MHz spectrum from Grain Management, covering 546 paired licenses. x.com

AlvaSupportsAcceptance for review advances Starlink Mobile’s proposed acquisition of 546 paired licenses in the 800 MHz band; FCC approval of the transfer remains pending.

Dow Jones

9 Nov, 15:05

Real-Time Financial News Wire

"A major carrier acquisition would simultaneously solve spectrum, [technical issues] , roaming, retail/distribution, handset relationships, customer care, device financing and, most importantly, time," wrote Barclays analyst Kannan Venkateshwar on Monday. tradingview.com

AlvaSupportsA major carrier acquisition could shorten Starlink Mobile’s path to nationwide competition by securing spectrum, roaming and distribution, the analyst argues; this is a strategic assessment, not a reported deal.

Fireside Alpha

6 Nov, 19:21

Business, Technology and Investing Interview Digest

Elon Musk: “We could just acquire that legacy telco and use that spectrum, 10 times more effectively” x.com

AlvaSupportsMusk floats acquiring a legacy telco as a route to spectrum for SpaceX’s carrier challenge, claiming 10 times greater spectrum efficiency; this is a possibility, not an acquisition decision.

Fireside Alpha

5 Nov, 14:49

Business, Technology and Investing Interview Digest

JUST IN: SpaceX needs at least $200 billion to enter wireless once you add up spectrum, towers, and antennas, according to Deutsche Telekom CEO, who says "welcome to the party" x.com

AlvaChallengesThe estimated funding requirement raises the capital hurdle for a nationwide carrier challenge; it is an incumbent CEO's assessment of spectrum and network costs, rather than a confirmed SpaceX budget.

Reuters

5 Nov, 11:19

Global News Agency

Hoettges said Deutsche Telekom had to assume SpaceX's entry into the U.S. mobile market would materialise, even though building a nationwide network would require significant investment and time. "We have to assume that it is coming," he told reporters. tradingview.com

AlvaSupportsAn incumbent's planning assumption strengthens the case that SpaceX will become a direct US mobile competitor, with substantial investment and build time remaining key execution hurdles.

Cristiano R. Amon

4 Nov, 21:45

President & CEO of Qualcomm

We provide silicon content for radio, including massive MIMO, as well as the accelerator for the digital unit. And we provide software on the layer one.

AlvaSupportsQualcomm's role spans radio silicon, digital-unit acceleration and Layer 1 software, supporting the thesis that its platform will power the network.

Fireside Alpha

4 Nov, 22:48

Business, Technology and Investing Interview Digest

$QCOM Cristiano Amon says Starlink revenue starts to appear as Qualcomm exits fiscal '27 and is really a fiscal '28 story, and explains what Qualcomm supplies for one of the largest network buildouts in the US x.com

AlvaSupportsExpected Starlink revenue as Qualcomm exits fiscal 2027, with a larger contribution in fiscal 2028, provides a financial checkpoint for execution of the multiyear terrestrial network rollout.

Dow Jones

4 Nov, 13:46

Real-Time Financial News Wire

SpaceX selects Qualcomm Technologies to provide its Dragonwing Cellular Infrastructure platforms for Starlink Mobile's U.S. terrestrial 5G network. ... SpaceX plans to begin a nationwide rollout in 2027, with tens of thousands of sites deployed over a multi-year agreement. tradingview.com

AlvaSupportsThe planned 2027 start and tens of thousands of sites under a multiyear agreement support the rollout timetable and scale needed for nationwide carrier competition.

Cristiano R. Amon

4 Nov, 13:31

President & CEO of Qualcomm

SpaceX selected Qualcomm Dragonwing to accelerate @Starlink Mobile’s nationwide terrestrial 5G network. x.com

AlvaSupportsConfirms Qualcomm Dragonwing’s role in building Starlink Mobile’s nationwide terrestrial 5G network, strengthening the infrastructure basis for direct competition with US carriers.

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