SpaceX, T-Mobile join hands to expand Internet access in remote parts of America

T-Mobile plans to use Starlink satellites to give Internet access to mobile users in remote parts of the United States. The US wireless carrier plans to connect users’ smartphones directly to satellites in orbit that will reduce the need for cell towers. Elon Musk and T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert announced a partnership earlier this week at SpaceX’s Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas. The service is expected to launch next year and is said to work with existing phones for free.

T-Mobile and Elon Musk’s SpaceX are entering a partnership to provide wireless phone services in remote parts of the United States. As previously mentioned, the new service will put thousands of Starlink satellites for use in Earth orbit.

The service is said to start offering text messaging from the second half of 2023. Users are expected to get voice calls and data services later.

Musk recently tweeted that, “Starlink V2, launching next year, will broadcast directly to mobile phones, eliminating dead zones around the world.”

The billionaire entrepreneur also said that there is an open invitation for other carriers to work with Starlink. As mentioned earlier, most phones used by T-Mobile customers will be compatible with the new service.