TMobiles

SpaceX Launches First Satellites to Connect T-Mobile’s Customers

by

SpaceX has launched the first satellites with the capability to connect to smartphones on the ground, which will help expand coverage for T-Mobile customers. Contrast that against Apple’s existing Emergency SOS via Satellite service that uses Globalstar ground relay stations as a relay between iPhones and satellites. T-Mobile announced its partnership with SpaceX in August … Read more

AT&T has some considerations about Starlink and T-Cellular’s satellite-to-cellular plans

by

AT&T filed some considerations with the Federal Communications Fee (FCC) on Thursday over T-Cellular and Starlink proprietor SpaceX’s plans to let cell phones connect with Starlink satellites (through Ars Technica). In its submitting, AT&T argues that SCS, or “supplemental protection from area,” shouldn’t inhibit terrestrial wi-fi service and that the FCC “should prioritize” defending terrestrial … Read more