BUZZ-US mobile base station operators' share prices soar after SpaceX acquires spectrum
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October 9 - ** On Friday, after SpaceX’s SPCX.O completed a nationwide low-band spectrum acquisition (link), shares of US mobile tower operators soared, enabling Elon Musk’s Starlink Mobile to challenge traditional wireless communication giants.
** Crown Castle CCI.N shares surged 11.2% to $76.61, poised for their largest single-day gain since March 2020.
** American Tower AMT.N shares rose 7% to $178.34, close to its biggest gain in two years; SBA Communications SBAC.O climbed 6.2% to $180.58.
** Communications tower stocks soared as investors bet that SPCX’s wireless ambitions could drive heightened demand for ground infrastructure. Meanwhile, this news hit the share prices of (link) and US telecom giants AT&T T.N, Verizon VZ.N, and T-Mobile US TMUS.O.
** Morgan Stanley said the deal is “incrementally positive” for tower operators, noting it might require the deployment of cell towers, rooftop sites, and small cells, with broader urban competition needing a significant increase in ground infrastructure and spectrum.
** As a result, CCI is down about 14% so far this year, SBAC is down about 6.5%, while AMT is up nearly 2% in 2026. By comparison, the S&P 500 Real Estate Investment Trust Index .SPLRCREC has gained about 6% this year.
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