FCC Approves Starlink Direct-to-Cell Service With T-Mobile
1 day ago · T-Mobile and SpaceX have been working together since 2022 to enable this service and allow T-Mobile customers to send messages via Starlink satellites in rural and remote areas. During Hurricane Helene and Milton this past fall, the FCC granted T-Mobile and SpaceX special temporary authority to operate direct-to-cellular service in affected areas.
SpaceX gets FCC green light for Starlink direct-to-phone deal with T-Mobile
1 day ago · The FCC has granted SpaceX permission to go forward with plans to offer a direct-to-phone version of its Starlink satellite internet service, with T-Mobile as its provider and a few provisos in place.
T-Mobile's Starlink cell coverage just got full FCC approval - Yahoo
1 day ago · SpaceX and T-Mobile first announced this partnership back in summer 2022, aiming to let T-Mobile users connect to Starlink straight from their phones. The original plan was to launch in 2023, but ...
FCC approves Starlink plan for cellular phone service, with some …
14 hours ago · Yesterday's FCC order also lets Starlink operate up to 7,500 second-generation satellites in altitudes between 340 km and 360 km, in addition to the previously approved altitudes between 525 km ...
FCC Clears SpaceX's Cellular Starlink For Commercial Operations
2 days ago · However, T-Mobile told PCMag: "We thank the FCC for its order today authorizing the next major milestone on the road to ending mobile dead zones. Lots more to come from T-Mobile and Starlink. Stay ...
SpaceX gets conditional approval for direct-to-smartphone service
1 day ago · The Federal Communications Commission granted SpaceX conditional approval Nov. 26 to use Starlink broadband satellites to keep T-Mobile smartphone users connected in cellular dead zones across the …
US agency approves T-Mobile, SpaceX license to extend coverage …
1 day ago · Last month, the FCC allowed SpaceX and T-Mobile to enable Starlink satellites with direct-to-cell capability to provide coverage for cellphones in areas of North Carolina hit hard by Hurricane Helene.
FCC approves T-Mobile, SpaceX license to extend coverage to …
13 hours ago · The partnership aims to extend the reach of wireless networks to remote areas and eliminate "dead zones."
FCC lets Starlink provide service to cell phones in areas hit by ...
Oct 7, 2024 · The Federal Communications Commission gave Starlink and T-Mobile emergency authority to provide satellite-to-phone coverage in areas hit by Hurricane Helene.
First SpaceX Satellites Launch for Breakthrough Direct to ... - T-Mobile
Jan 3, 2024 · Today, T-Mobile announced that SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched the first set of Starlink satellites with Direct to Cell capabilities, following the livestreamed webcast last night.