Have you ever dreamed of going to outer space? Unless you’ve got billions of dollars to burn, you can likely keep it at that– a dream. A seat on a suborbital trip from Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo or Blue Origin’s New Shepard will cost you between $250,000 to $500,000. And if you’d like to go further than that, you’d have to spend over $50 million per seat. And … [read full article]
After getting the approval from the FCC to launch its Starlink satellite SMS service, T-Mobile wasted no time in activating its emergency operations and preparedness plans for Hurricane Milton. At the same time, the Un-carrier has mobilized its emergency teams to prepare for this hurricane. T-Mobile’s network has been hardened to withstand anticipated extreme weather conditions along Milton’s projected path and the company’s experienced emergency response teams are preparing portable … [read full article]
In response to the havoc brought by Hurricane Helene, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has temporarily approved SpaceX and T-Mobile’s direct-to-cell service. This is their chance to showcase Starlink satellites by starting with the areas affected by the hurricane. In response to the announcement, SpaceX said: “The satellites have already been enabled and started broadcasting emergency alerts to cell phones on all networks in North Carolina. In addition, we may test basic texting (SMS) capabilities for most … [read full article]
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]
With the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Aug. 29 deadline to make a decision on T-Mobile and SpaceX’s request to reconsider its out-of-band power flux-density limit, Elon Musk makes a new promise in the hopes of swaying the decision. As shared on X, Musk said: “After thinking it through, SpaceX Starlink will provide emergency services access for mobile phones for people in distress for free. … [read full article]
A previous report alleged that the FCC had made a final decision to not relax the density limit waiver to SpaceX. But as it turns out, a decision is expected to made after August 29th. The original article is below. After trying to convince the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reconsider its out-of-band power flux-density limit of -120 dBW/m2/MHz, the agency will have until August … [read full article]
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]
Select T-Mobile customers with an Android 15 device may soon enjoy satellite messaging. This isn’t the first time we’re learning about this feature. Google already planned to bring satellite connectivity to Android devices when it released Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2. Developers were able to see code snippets, which indicated Android’s support for T-Mobile and SpaceX’s Direct to Cell. Once this rolls out, it would be a big help to LTE-capable devices in dead zones. In fact, … [read full article]
After launching its satellite last week, it looks like SpaceX already has an update with its Starlink satellite network. Earlier today, SpaceX announced that it had successfully sent a text message using the Starlink satellite network. The company used an off-the-shelf cell phone for this. This is great news as they work with T-Mobile to get rid … [read full article]
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]
