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Starlink signs landmark global direct-to-cell deal with Veon as satellite-to-phone race heats up

Cs news2 months ago03 mins

By Gianluca Lo Nostro and Leo Marchandon (Reuters) -Elon Musk’s Starlink, a subsidiary of SpaceX, secured its largest direct-to-cell deal yet with telecoms group Veon, granting access to over 150 million potential customers, ‌both companies said on Thursday, as competition in satellite-to-smartphone connectivity intensifies. Direct-to-cell technology allows smartphones to ‌connect to satellite networks in space…

T-Mobile’s Starlink satellite service now works with a handful of apps

Cs news3 months ago02 mins

T-Mobile just announced that its T-Satellite with Starlink service . These include AllTrails, AccuWeather, X, WhatsApp and several others. Certain native apps also now integrate with the service, like Google Messages, Apple Music and Samsung’s weather app. It’s important to note that users won’t always have access to the full app experience here, as satellite…

T-Mobile lists all Starlink data-capable phones and apps ahead of Pixel 10 release date

Cs news5 months ago05 mins

Google and T-Mobile pulled a surprise Starlink data-capable phone announcement during the presentations of the new Pixel 10 series of handsets at the Un-carrier. Big Magenta said that the newest Google Pixel phones will be the first that can take advantage of Starlink satellite Internet data connectivity after the Pixel 10 series release date on…

How Good Is Cellular Satellite Service Now? I Went Camping To Find Out

Cs news6 months ago014 mins

A photo of Monument Peak (7,762ft / 2,366m) behind Trinity Lake, shot on a Fuji X100VI Anshel Sag I’m a city slicker and have lived in cities or suburbs most of my life. So, when the wireless carriers began launching their satellite services, it became a bit of a problem for me to try them…