Cellular Starlink Satellite Signal Will Be Received Even On The Phone In The Pocket Even when the sky is not clearly visible, the signal of SpaceX’s upcoming cellular Starlink service can be received. Ben Longmire, Senior Director of SpaceX’s Satellite Engineering, said that the satellite technology can communicate even with a phone in the pocket.
Longmire has been testing SpaceX’s direct-to-sell Starling service, which the company has already confirmed will work inside. “I do most of my testing inside and at my dinner table, which is near the window,” Longmire elaborated in a post on X on Sunday.
This description provides a further glimpse into the potential capabilities of the cellular Starling satellite, which will support text messaging before allowing voice calls and Internet downloads. SpaceX is developing technology to help telecommunications service providers provide cellular mobile service in areas without network access, which will often be available in remote areas.
The company is awaiting approval from the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) for the commercial operation of cellular Starlink services. The agency has granted SpaceX emergency authorization for Tex messages to the cellular Starling satellite to aid hurricane victims, according to T-Mobile’s CEO, millions of messages have been delivered through it.
In a separate post, Longmire said, “Within 24 hours, emergency SMS was activated in hurricane-affected areas.” “I think in the future we can reduce that and provide service to any place on earth (58 degrees north to 58 degrees south altitude) within ten minutes,” he further added.
