SpaceX's new satellites allowed some people in areas effected by hurricanes to send text messages earlier this year, now it will begin expanding the service commercially. Reading time 2 minutes ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Sunday allowed Elon Musk's SpaceX and T Mobile (TMUS.O), opens new tab to enable Starlink satellites with direct-to-cell ...

SpaceX completed its first Starlink direct-to-cell satellite constellation this week. On Wednesday, the company launched 20 satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, 13 of which can communicate directly ...

Starlink isn't the only American company trying to offer direct-to-cell satellite connectivity. AST SpaceMobile has been working at it for years. In fact, AST was the very first company in the world ...

T-Mobile pledged to “end mobile dead zones” all the way back in 2022, thanks to a deal with SpaceX that would entail using Starlink satellites to enable communication across the entirety of the ...

The company plans to launch thousands of direct-to-cell Starlink satellites, which may interfere with our views of the night sky. Reading time 4 minutes SpaceX has been launching batches of Starlink ...

Two years ago, T-Mobile inked a deal with SpaceX to enable network connectivity via the Starlink constellation of satellites. Late in 2024, the carrier opened registrations for beta testing its direct ...

Starlink's first constellation of direct-to-phone satellites is now in orbit SpaceX has launched 20 of its Starlink satellites up into Earth's orbit, enabling direct-to-cellphone connectivity for ...

SpaceX had 17 launches with 13 direct to cellphone enabled version 2 mini Starlink satellites and 6 in the initial launch in April, 2024. This is being activated in North Carolina and Georgia where ...

TL;DR: SpaceX has launched 20 Starlink satellites, completing the first direct-to-cell (DTC) phone constellation. This enables unmodified cellphones to connect to the Internet in remote areas, ...