A carrier (or operator) is the company that runs a mobile network and bills subscribers. It owns or rents the towers, buys the spectrum, and sells the monthly plan.
运营商 —— 自建或租用网络、向用户收月费的
| Move变动 | Where it appeared出现位置 | What it means这句话在说什么 |
|---|---|---|
| — | SpaceX buys the last spectrum it needs to enter US mobile 运营商 —— 自建或租用网络、向用户收月费的 · 第 3 张术语卡 | SpaceX says Starlink Mobile aims to become 'a major mobile carrier in the US'. Until now it was a satellite internet provider, not a carrier. 从「卫星上网服务商」变成「运营商」,是商业模式上的跳跃:前者的客户是一次性买硬件的个人,后者的客户是每月付钱的订户,背后需要客服、计费、渠道、漫游协议一整套能力。这也是为什么多数分析师判断短期威胁有限 —— 网络可以建,零售能力却要靠年头攒。 |