T-Mobile ties up with Musk's Starlink for new business broadband

T-Mobile is teaming up with controversial billionaire Elon Musk's Starlink to launch a new business broadband network.

Dubbed SuperBroadband," the business internet option pairs T-Mobile's 5G Advanced network with Starlink, lauded as having "the world's largest low-Earth orbit satellite fleet," per a news release Tuesday.

The partnership announcement comes as T-Mobile is scheduled to release its first-quarter earnings Tuesday afternoon.

The Bellevue-based wireless network operator recently made headlines over rumors of a potential merger with Deutsche Telekom, the German telecommunications giant that holds its majority stake.

SuperBroadband relies on two independent sources - T-Mobile and Starlink's more than 10,000 satellites - to ensure online access during outages and other breaks in service.

Starlink is owned by SpaceX, an aerospace company founded by Musk. The South African entrepreneur leads Tesla as its CEO and social media platform X as its owner.

He had a brief - and contentious - stint in American politics as President Donald Trump's head of the Department of Government Efficiency. Several federal agencies began utilizing Starlink under the current administration.

Musk quit in May, returning his focus to his business ventures.

SuperBroadband has been in the works for a couple of years, Mo Katibeh, executive vice president and chief business marketing officer, told The Seattle Times on Monday.

The new broadband network serves a far-reaching coverage area, with T-Mobile calling it "the first nationwide broadband solution to reach every ZIP code in the U.S."

Jason Fritch, vice president of Starlink Enterprise Sales at SpaceX, said SuperBroadband "brings reliable, high-performance broadband to businesses with mission-critical operations where downtime costs thousands per hour," per a statement.

He added that setup takes only hours.

Phoenix-based hospitality company Aramark Destinations - a division of Philadelphia's Aramark - and other businesses in the healthcare, retail and oil and gas industries are already implementing the new broadband alternative.

"Across our destinations - many in some of the most remote and complex environments in the country - connectivity has traditionally been inconsistent and difficult to scale, creating real challenges for both our operators and our guests," said Dimple Jethani, chief information officer at Aramark Destinations.

Many businesses opt to use two internet service providers to ensure constant coverage, though organizations in rural areas especially contend with inconsistency and other disadvantages, the news release said.

"When their internet connection fails, their business fails," Katibeh said.

T-Mobile argues that SuperBroadband is a single-service solution.

The recent move by the Eastside company comes after a slew of layoffs, with 393 Washington-based employees losing their jobs this month. That round followed the layoffs of 121 workers in Bellevue, Bothell and Snoqualmie in October.

The company's latest earnings showed total annual revenues rose in 2025 to $88 billion from $81 billion the year prior. Its annual net income remained virtually flat as it dipped slightly below $11 billion.

"As we look to 2026, we're even more confident that the future is

brighter than ever before, said T-Mobile CEO Srini Gopalan in a statement at the time.

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This story was originally published April 28, 2026 at 6:41 AM.