T-Mobile Will Fix Dead Zones With SpaceX Starlink Satellites
1 min readImage: T-Mobile. Article by Corbin Davenport. How-To Geek – August 26, 2022.
SpaceX already operates a network of low-orbiting satellites that provide internet access in remote areas, called Starlink. T-Mobile has now announced that regular phones on its network will use Starlink internet as a fallback for dead zones. T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert and SpaceX Chief Engineer Elon Musk announced the partnership, which has the goal of supplanting T-Mobile’s cell service (provided by cell towers on the ground) with Starlink satellites orbiting in low Earth orbit. […]