SpaceX Starlink’s T-Mobile Service Now Connects Apps, Video Chat

SpaceX first demonstrated a video call on a mobile via its Starlink satellite service in 2024.

SpaceX first demonstrated a video call on a mobile via its Starlink satellite service in 2024.

Credit: SpaceX
T-Mobile’s satellite-based cellular service, provided by SpaceX’s Starlink, now supports data for a variety of smartphone apps, including video chat software. The “T-Service” is using more than 650 Starlink direct-to-cell satellites, T-Mobile said Oct. 1. The addition of satellite cellular service...
Garrett Reim

Based in the Seattle area, Garrett covers the space sector and advanced technologies that are shaping the future of aerospace and defense, including space startups, advanced air mobility and artificial intelligence.

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