Elon Musk’s SpaceX has told investors that it plans to launch a new Starlink mobile service for US consumers, the Financial Times reports.

The company’s president and chief operating officer Gwynne Shotwell told investors during a recent IPO roadshow that the group was considering launching a Starlink retail product and could build its own terrestrial US mobile network, according to four people familiar with the matter.

To date, SpaceX has offered more limited direct-to-consumer services in the US, preferring to give telecoms groups such as T-Mobile access to its satellites to supplement their existing network coverage in rural areas.

SpaceX plans to build its own terrestrial network of mobile communication towers in the US, which will work in conjunction with a satellite constellation.

Last fall, SpaceX acquired wireless spectrum licenses for Starlink from EchoStar for about $20 billion, allowing it to quickly create a reliable and affordable direct-to-home mobile service using EchoStar’s wireless radio waves.

Currently, Starlink’s satellite internet service serves more than 10 million subscribers worldwide. Experts consider the transition to cellular contracts to be one of the largest commercial expansions in the company’s history.