Spacex And Musk S T Mobile Plan To Link Cell Phones To Satellites Boost Cell Coverage
The new plans, which will run alongside T-mobile’s existing cellular services, will reduce the need for cell towers and offer service to send text and images where there is currently no cell coverage, key to emergencies in remote areas, Musk said at a flamboyant event Thursday at his company’s rocket facility in South Texas. Starlink’s satellites will use T-Mobile’s midband spectrum to build a new network. Most phones used by the company’s customers will be compatible with the new service, which will launch with text messaging services in beta starting late next year....