Apple's iPhones have been able to send emergency messages through satellites for years. Last year the service expanded to support regular iMessages but they may not hold their space-texting monopoly ...
Sep 11, 2024 T-Mobile and SpaceX have successfully tested a wireless emergency alert (WEA) via the Starlink network's new ...
Smartphones are great until you hit a dead zone in an emergency. That should no longer be an issue when T-Mobile this summer debuts a satellite-based phone service offering connections in remote areas ...
Our Android phone, a Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge provided by Skylo, eventually lost its Verizon connection as we drove down a winding road into a rural farming area. For a brief period, the phone showed ...
In a boon to hunters, hikers and other backcountry adventurers, T-Mobile has joined the space-enabled communication world. The cellular company’s T-Satellite service provides the ability to send a ...
Two years ago, T-Mobile inked a deal with SpaceX to enable network connectivity via the Starlink constellation of satellites. Late in 2024, the carrier opened registrations for beta testing its direct ...
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 ...
GeekWire’s Alan Boyle points his iPhone skyward to seek a satellite connection in an Oregon cafe. (Photo Courtesy of Alissa Farley) NEHALEM, Ore. — When I bought myself a phone that was built for ...
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 senior reporter covering mobile ...
Smartphones are great until you hit a dead zone in an emergency. That should no longer be an issue when T-Mobile (TMUS) this summer debuts a satellite-based phone service offering connections in ...