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Wow! Forget iPhone 14, Connect Your Phone Directly to Satellite!

Connecting mobile phones directly to satellites may not be far off. Direct-to-satellite mobile-phone service is poised for another try and making it possible is a spacecraft the size of a small apartment. And it is signaling the return of an elusive dream for the wireless industry: service that works through satellites in orbit.AST SpaceMobile Inc.'s BlueWalker 3, a flat waffle of a spacecraft, successfully deployed on Nov. 10, unfolding to its 693-square-foot expanse, the company said Monday. The craft is a test version for AST SpaceMobile's planned 168-satellite constellation to offer wireless service around the world. “Every person should have the right to access cellular broadband, regardless of where they live or work,'' Abel Avellan, chief executive officer of AST SpaceMobile,...
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T-Mobile Will Tap Elon Musk-led SpaceX satellites for New Remote Phone Service

T-Mobile US Inc. is partnering with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to offer wireless phone service in remote parts of the US where coverage is spotty. T-Mobile US Inc. is partnering with Elon Musk's SpaceX to offer wireless phone service in remote parts of the US where coverage is spotty.Musk and T-Mobile Chief Executive Officer Mike Sievert announced the partnership at an event Thursday evening at SpaceX's Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas. The service will launch next year and work with existing phones for free on the company's most popular plans, rolling out in stages, Sievert said. Customers on lower-priced plans may pay an extra fee. Musk said the service, which leverages SpaceX's Starlink satellites, should be able to handle messages,...
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T-Mobile Gains After Musk Teases ‘Special’ SpaceX Event

T-Mobile US Inc. shares rose after Elon Musk’s SpaceX said it would host an event on Thursday to reveal plans for the two companies to “increase connectivity.” T-Mobile US Inc. shares rose after Elon Musk's SpaceX said it would host an event on Thursday to reveal plans for the two companies to “increase connectivity.”Musk will host the event at SpaceX's Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, with T-Mobile Chief Executive Officer Mike Sievert at 7 p.m. Central time, according to an announcement posted online. No additional details were given about the event, which Musk tweeted will be “something special.” Space Exploration Technologies Corp., a private spacecraft manufacturer and launcher, owns Starlink, which provides internet acces...