{"id":17237,"date":"2024-01-03T19:01:28","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T11:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacex-launches-the-first-set-of-starlink-satellites-for-t-mobiles-direct-to-cell-plan\/"},"modified":"2024-01-03T19:01:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T11:01:28","slug":"spacex-launches-the-first-set-of-starlink-satellites-for-t-mobiles-direct-to-cell-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacex-launches-the-first-set-of-starlink-satellites-for-t-mobiles-direct-to-cell-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX launches the first set of Starlink satellites for T-Mobile\u2019s direct-to-cell plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full-width\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240103-spacex-630x412.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-805247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240103-spacex-630x412.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240103-spacex-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240103-spacex.jpg 1231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"wp-element-caption\">SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket sends Starlink satellites to space from a California launch pad. (SpaceX via Twitter\/X)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The first satellites capable of providing direct-to-cellular service via SpaceX\u2019s Starlink network and T-Mobile\u2019s cellular network have been sent into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.<\/p>\n<p>Six of the cell-capable satellites were among a batch of 21 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 7:44 p.m. PT Tuesday. The satellites were deployed successfully, and the rocket\u2019s first-stage booster made a routine landing on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n<p>SpaceX plans to launch hundreds of the upgraded satellites in the months ahead, with the aim of beginning satellite-enabled texting later this year. 4G LTE satellite connectivity for voice and data via unmodified mobile devices would follow in 2025, pending regulatory approval.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s launch is a pivotal moment for this groundbreaking alliance with SpaceX and our global partners around the world, as we work to make dead zones a thing of the past,\u201d Mike Katz, president of marketing, strategy and products for Bellevue, Wash.-based T-Mobile, said today in a news release.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SpaceX Starlink 131 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 3 January 2024\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/piHM49q0-Do?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The partnership between SpaceX and T-Mobile is one of several efforts to merge the realms of satellite telecom service and cellular service. The most recent models of Apple\u2019s iPhone already offer emergency texting service via satellite. Amazon\u2019s Project Kuiper satellite effort is partnering with Verizon and other telecom companies for hybrid connectivity. AST SpaceMobile (which has AT&amp;T as a partner) and Lynk Global are among other players in the market. <\/p>\n<p>In the 16 months since T-Mobile and SpaceX announced their partnership, other wireless providers have signed up for Starlink\u2019s direct-to-cell service, including Rogers in Canada, Optus in Australia, One NZ in New Zealand, KDDI in Japan, Salt in Switzerland, and Entel in Chile and Peru. \u201cAnd the invitation still stands for any carrier with the shared goal of global connectivity to join,\u201d T-Mobile said.<\/p>\n<p>Over the next few months, SpaceX and T-Mobile will be testing direct-to-cell service on a limited basis in sites across the U.S. \u2014 including Redmond, Wash., where Starlink satellites are manufactured \u2014 to ensure that the system won\u2019t interfere with other telecom services. <\/p>\n<p>The development of SpaceX\u2019s Starship \/ Super Heavy launch system is another variable in the timeline: Once Starship enters service, that would accelerate the deployment of SpaceX\u2019s next-generation Starlink satellites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket sends Starlink satellites to space from a California launch pad. (SpaceX via Twitter\/X) The first satellites capable of providing direct-to-cellular service via SpaceX\u2019s Starlink network and T-Mobile\u2019s cellular network have been sent into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Six of the cell-capable satellites were among a batch of 21 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4524,20,4336,442,316,440,1491],"class_list":["post-17237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-cellular","tag-satellite","tag-satellite-broadband","tag-satellites","tag-spacex","tag-starlink","tag-t-mobile"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17237"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17237\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}