Tag Archives: Direct to Cell

Musk: T-Mobile-Starlink Exclusivity Deal Would Only Last a Year

In this day and age, it’s still a surprise to know that there are areas with a cellular dead zone. But thankfully, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and wireless carriers in the country are working hard to make satellite communication available. The only problem is that it still hasn’t been fully approved for launch. For one, T-Mobile’s deal with Space X’s Starlink service is still being studied. The Direct to Cell satellite service deal, signed in 2022, … [read full article]

SpaceX Demos Direct to Cell Service

T-Mobile is working hard at making Direct to Cell service available soon. Although this partnership with SpaceX has not yet been released, the SpaceX took this opportunity to demo the service.  https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1792981845296160791 As a whole, the video call service barely works at this point. They still have a long way to go to make this available to millions of users in the country.  Once they are ready to roll out, D2C will be available as a texting … [read full article]

SpaceX Launches First Satellite With T-Mobile’s Direct to Cell Service

T-Mobile made an important announcement today as the first set of Starlink satellites have been launched on board SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. The event, streamed live last night, holds a significant milestone in this department. Through this, connectivity will be available just about anywhere in the US for T-Mobile’s subscribers, even in dead zones.  With the satellites now in low-Earth orbit, T-Mobile expects to start field testing the new service using SpaceX’s satellites with Direct to Cell … [read full article]