Satellite phones predate cell phones by some time, but why haven't these ultra reliable mobile devices seen more use than ...

SpaceX, led by Elon Musk, is poised to advance into the mobile communications sector. The company plans to directly connect ...

T-Mobile is offering Starlink texting to cellphones, but it’s currently in a limited beta phase: T-Mobile opened registration for the Starlink direct-to-cell satellite service beta program on December ...

When cellular networks go down, whether it’s a hurricane, wildfire, or just a dead zone on a road trip, your phone doesn’t have to go silent anymore. Satellite messaging has quickly gone from a niche ...

Satellite connectivity is heating up in 2025. Carriers, phone-makers and satellite networks are rushing to support texting with the help of satellites. David Lumb is a managing editor for the mobile ...

T-Mobile pledged to “end mobile dead zones” all the way back in 2022, thanks to a deal with SpaceX that would entail using Starlink satellites to enable communication across the entirety of the ...

Eli covered the latest in the ever-changing worlds of telecom, streaming and sports. He previously worked as a technology reporter at USA Today. T-Mobile and SpaceX have taken another step towards ...

SpaceX’s $17 billion acquisition of EchoStar’s AWS-4 and H-block spectrum enables broadband DTC (direct to cellphone) with 20x throughput over prior low-band spectrum from T-mobile. This mid-band ...

We take it for granted that we almost always have cell service, no matter where you go around town. But there are places — the desert, the forest, or the ocean — where you might not have cell service.

The recent Super Bowl brought with it lots of surprises and, once again, a few of them came from the very pricey ads shown during the broadcast. One of the most intriguing was T-Mobile’s spot ...