In the United States for free, until July, Starlink satellite for smartphones was launched
SpaceX Corporation Ilona Mask and T-Mobile operator officially launched a beta test of the STARLINK Direct to Cell (DTC) service satellite service. This was reported on the website T-Mobile.
Representatives of the company announced the launch of the beta testing of the service in the United States. T-mobile customers were offered to register in the program and gain access to mobile communications via satellites. It is specified that the connection through DTC will work on almost any smartphone based on iOS and Android.
A full launch of the service is expected in the middle of the year. T-Mobile said that subscribers will be able to use DTC for free until July: Beta testing participants will also be able to count on a discount of $ 10 a month after the launch of the service. At the early stage, SMS sending SMS will be available to users. Voice communications and the Internet will appear later.
In turn, Apple Corporation said that during the service of the service line the SAT characters will be displayed. For DTC, you must have an iPhone 14 or a newer smartphone with current iOS.
At the end of January, Bloomberg sources said that Apple Corporation secretly collaborated with SpaceX, Ilon Mask, to launch a cellular connection through Starlink on the iPhone. The new function appeared on smartphones with iOS 18.3.
Source: Lenta
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