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11-26-2024, 06:20 PM
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The FCC has officially approved a license for SpaceX and T-Mobile to offer satellite-to-phone service.
This would allow T-Mobile to offer cellular connectivity directly through Starlink satellites.
The partnership aims to provide coverage in remote areas and eliminate cellular dead zones across the US.
In a landmark decision, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted SpaceX and T-Mobile (https://www.androidauthority.com/best-t-mobile-plans-786372/) a license to offer satellite-based mobile connectivity (https://www.androidauthority.com/smartphone-satellite-connectivity-3295162/) directly to smartphones. The two companies have been working in partnership with an aim to eradicate cellular dead zones across the United States by leveraging SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network. (h/t: Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-agency-approves-t-mobile-spacex-license-extend-coverage-dead-zones-2024-11-26/))
This development comes on the heels of a temporary approval (https://www.androidauthority.com/spacex-t-mobile-green-light-satellite-service-hurricane-helene-3488227/) granted to T-Mobile and SpaceX in October, which allowed them to offer satellite-based features to affected areas in North Carolina following Hurricane Helene. The temporary approval provided a preview of what’s to come with the expanded satellite coverage.
More... (https://www.androidauthority.com/fcc-approval-tmobile-starlink-3503428/)
The FCC has officially approved a license for SpaceX and T-Mobile to offer satellite-to-phone service.
This would allow T-Mobile to offer cellular connectivity directly through Starlink satellites.
The partnership aims to provide coverage in remote areas and eliminate cellular dead zones across the US.
In a landmark decision, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted SpaceX and T-Mobile (https://www.androidauthority.com/best-t-mobile-plans-786372/) a license to offer satellite-based mobile connectivity (https://www.androidauthority.com/smartphone-satellite-connectivity-3295162/) directly to smartphones. The two companies have been working in partnership with an aim to eradicate cellular dead zones across the United States by leveraging SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network. (h/t: Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-agency-approves-t-mobile-spacex-license-extend-coverage-dead-zones-2024-11-26/))
This development comes on the heels of a temporary approval (https://www.androidauthority.com/spacex-t-mobile-green-light-satellite-service-hurricane-helene-3488227/) granted to T-Mobile and SpaceX in October, which allowed them to offer satellite-based features to affected areas in North Carolina following Hurricane Helene. The temporary approval provided a preview of what’s to come with the expanded satellite coverage.
More... (https://www.androidauthority.com/fcc-approval-tmobile-starlink-3503428/)