The Journal of Space Commerce

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Registration Opens for T-Mobile/Starlink Direct-to-Cell Beta Launch

More Than 300 Direct-to-Cell Satellites Are Already in Orbit

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Tom Patton
Dec 27, 2024
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Following FCC approval, T-Mobile has opened registration for a beta program for T-Mobile Starlink, a direct-to-cell satellite service that will help eliminate dead zones by providing coverage for the 500,000 square miles of land in the United States not covered by earth-bound cell towers.

“T-Mobile Starlink is the first major low-earth orbit constellatio…

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