{"id":134971,"date":"2025-09-13T16:51:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T16:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/134971\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T16:51:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T16:51:08","slug":"no-mobile-towers-needed-starlink-to-bring-internet-directly-to-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/134971\/","title":{"rendered":"No Mobile Towers Needed: Starlink to Bring Internet Directly to Phones"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nSpaceX Announces Starlink Breakthrough\u2014Phones to Connect Directly to Satellites by 2027\n<\/p>\n

\"No<\/p>\n

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has announced<\/a> a major technological milestone for Starlink<\/a>, the company\u2019s satellite internet division. Within the next two years, Starlink will enable standard mobile phones to connect directly to its satellite network, bypassing traditional cell towers and regional carriers.<\/p>\n

This innovation marks a transformative leap in global connectivity, promising high-bandwidth internet access anywhere on Earth, including remote, rural, and disaster-stricken regions.<\/p>\n

Key Highlights<\/p>\n

Direct-to-Cell Technology: Phones will connect directly to Starlink satellites without hardware modifications, using standard LTE protocols.
\n Global Coverage: Seamless internet access across five continents, including areas currently underserved by mobile networks.
\n Spectrum Acquisition: SpaceX has secured a $17 billion deal with EchoStar, acquiring 50 MHz of S-band spectrum in the U.S. and global Mobile Satellite Service licenses.
\n Technical Milestone: On January 8, 2024, Starlink successfully sent and received text messages using T-Mobile spectrum via its new Direct-to-Cell satellites.<\/p>\n

Technology Behind the Breakthrough\"Direct-to-Cell<\/a><\/p>\n

Starlink\u2019s Direct-to-Cell satellites are equipped with:<\/p>\n

Custom silicon optimized for low-power mobile signals
\n Advanced phased array antennas for precise beam steering
\n Regenerative networking to support voice, video, and IoT services<\/p>\n

These satellites orbit at 360 km, lower than competing constellations, enabling stronger and faster links to mobile devices.\"The<\/a>The top six Direct to Cell Satellites stacked and ready for launchGlobal Partnerships
\n Starlink has partnered with major mobile operators including:<\/p>\n

T-Mobile (USA)
\n Optus & Telstra (Australia)
\n Rogers (Canada)
\n KDDI (Japan)
\n Salt (Switzerland)<\/p>\n

These alliances allow Starlink to act as a roaming partner, extending coverage into previously unreachable geographies.
Impact & Outlook
\n Musk stated, \u201cYou\u2019ll be able to watch videos anywhere on your phone,\u201d underscoring the potential to revolutionize mobile connectivity. The service is expected to roll out:<\/p>\n

Text messaging in 2024
\n Voice, data, and IoT services by 2025<\/p>\n

This development could disrupt legacy telecom providers and redefine how billions access the internet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SpaceX Announces Starlink Breakthrough\u2014Phones to Connect Directly to Satellites by 2027 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has announced a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":134972,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[1638,86,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-134971","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-internet","8":"tag-internet","9":"tag-technology","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134971"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134971\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/134972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}