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Lynk may beat Starlink and Apple to the punch as FCC approves its space-based texting
SpaceX and T-Mobile may have hogged the headlines with their flashy pre-announcement about Starlink connectivity last month, and Apple last week, but Lynk has been putting in the work and may very well steal their lunch with a satellite-to-phone connection that already works — with any device out there. In fact, they just got FCC […]
Lynk may beat Starlink and Apple to the punch as FCC approves its space-based texting by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch
Elon Musk: ‘We’ve Had Promising Conversations With Apple About Starlink Connectivity’
Apple is using Globalstar satellites for the endeavor at the current time, but SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk claimed today that his company has had “some promising conversations with Apple about Starlink connectivity.”
Musk says that the iPhone team is “super smart,” and that space to iPhone communications will work best if “if phone software & hardware adapt to space-based signals vs Starlink purely emulating cell tower.”
We’ve had some promising conversations with Apple about Starlink connectivity. iPhone team is obv super smart.
For sure, closing link from space to phone will work best if phone software & hardware adapt to space-based signals vs Starlink purely emulating cell tower.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 8, 2022
Apple has made zero mention of any discussions with SpaceX about Starlink, and there is no word if Apple has plans to enter into some kind of partnership to use Starlink technology.
In fact, SpaceX and Tesla in August announced a partnership for a new “satellite-to-cellular” service that will allow second-generation Starlink satellites in low Earth orbit to pair with T-Mobile’s mid-band 5G spectrum for the purpose of providing “near complete coverage” across most areas in the United States.
Unlike Apple’s satellite feature that requires an iPhone 14, T-Mobile and SpaceX’s solution should work with existing smartphones. The service will not launch until late 2023, so there are still some details that SpaceX and T-Mobile need to work out.
Apple’s satellite communication feature is designed for emergency situations, and it is used to to send short text messages to emergency personnel to allow iPhone users to get help wherever they are. It requires a clear line of sight to the sky for a satellite to connect, and Apple’s service is free for the time being.
This article, “Elon Musk: ‘We’ve Had Promising Conversations With Apple About Starlink Connectivity’” first appeared on MacRumors.com
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Royal Caribbean is bringing Starlink satellite Internet to all of its cruise liners
Royal Caribbean Cruise Ships to Get SpaceX Starlink Internet – CNET
Royal Caribbean is putting SpaceX’s Starlink on its cruise ships
Royal Caribbean, the cruise company that also operates Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises, has announced that it’ll be outfitting its fleet of ships with SpaceX’s Starlink internet service (via TechCrunch). The company says the service will make the internet experience while at sea faster and more reliable.
Royal Caribbean seems to be moving full steam ahead with deploying Starlink — it trialed the service on one of its ships over the summer, and will be officially launching it on September 5th, starting with a ship called the Celebrity Beyond. The company expects to have the service fully deployed across its fleet by the first quarter of 2023.
Royal Caribbean’s announcement doesn’t include technical details, like how many Starlink…
Royal Caribbean will equip all its cruise ships with Starlink internet
T-Mobile and SpaceX Starlink say your 5G phone will connect to satellites next year
T-Mobile says it’s getting rid of mobile dead zones thanks to a new partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet, at an event hosted by T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert and Elon Musk. With their “Coverage Above and Beyond” setup, mobile phones could connect to satellites and use a slice of a connection providing around 2 to 4 Megabits per second connection (total) across a given coverage area.
According to Musk, second-generation Starlink satellites launching next year will be able to broadcast service using part of T-Mobile’s mid-band PCS spectrum, which was bolstered when it was allowed to buy Sprint a few years ago. Musk said the new satellites have “big, big antennas” that are 5 to 6 meters across to enable the new connections and…
T-Mobile phones will connect to Starlink for free starting next year
Another successful SpaceX launch and landing deploys 53 more Starlink satellites
The event marked the 37th launch of the year for SpaceX and was the 9th launch overall for the specific Falcon 9 first-stage rocket that was used. The launch’s second stage carried 53 of SpaceX’s flat panel satellites into orbit. Their successful deployment brings the total number of Starlink satellites deployed to 3,108.