{"id":21691,"date":"2024-05-22T21:47:53","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T13:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacex-just-demoed-its-first-starlink-phone-to-phone-video-call-without-special-hardware\/"},"modified":"2024-05-22T21:47:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T13:47:53","slug":"spacex-just-demoed-its-first-starlink-phone-to-phone-video-call-without-special-hardware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacex-just-demoed-its-first-starlink-phone-to-phone-video-call-without-special-hardware\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX just demoed its first Starlink phone-to-phone video call without special hardware"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/SpaceX-T-Mobile.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1600\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/SpaceX-T-Mobile.jpg?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/SpaceX-T-Mobile.jpg?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/SpaceX-T-Mobile.jpg?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/SpaceX-T-Mobile.jpg?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-attachment-id=\"32439\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2022\/08\/25\/starlink-direct-cell-phone-connection\/spacex-t-mobile\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/SpaceX-T-Mobile.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"SpaceX-T-Mobile\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/SpaceX-T-Mobile.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\"><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SpaceX has been cooking up Starlink-backed satellite cell service for a while now, and the company just demoed a major milestone.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-40661\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the demo, a video call is placed using X to demonstrate Starlink Direct to Cell satellite functionality. SpaceX and T-Mobile co-announced plans to roll out Starlink-based satellite cell coverage in July 2023. SpaceX now says its \u201cexcited to go live with T-Mobile later this year,\u201d pointing to a 2024 launch target.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While phone makers like Apple have been integrating satellite calling features for emergency purposes in recent years, SpaceX and T-Mobile could stand out by offering full phone usage in areas without cell coverage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See the demo in action below:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1783315494930563647=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">First video call on @X completed through @Starlink Direct to Cell satellites from unmodified mobile phones!<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re excited to go live with @TMobile later this year \ud83d\udef0\ufe0f\ud83c\udf0e pic.twitter.com\/v4nA5B75EX<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 21, 2024<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SpaceX has been cooking up Starlink-backed satellite cell service for a while now, and the company just demoed a major milestone. In the demo, a video call is placed using X to demonstrate Starlink Direct to Cell satellite functionality. SpaceX and T-Mobile co-announced plans to roll out Starlink-based satellite cell coverage in July 2023. 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