SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday that T-Mobile US Inc.
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subscribers in the U.S. will get direct to mobile phone internet with the help of Starlink satellites first and other telecom service providers later.
What Happened: “Starlink direct to mobile phone Internet is exclusively with Tmobile in the US for the first year, then other carriers thereafter,” Musk wrote on X. “We are starting off working with one carrier in each country, but ultimately hope to serve all carriers.”
Musk’s comment comes on the heels of SpaceX launching 22600 Starlink satellites with direct-to-cell capabilities to low-Earth orbit on Saturday.