Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority
- SpaceX’s Starlink plans to roll out its Direct to Cell satellite phone service starting in 2024.
- Texting will come first to the service, with voice and data to follow in 2025.
- Initial coverage will include the continental US, Hawaii, parts of Alaska, Puerto Rico, and US territorial waters.
Last year, it was announced that SpaceX and T-Mobile would team up to bring T-Mobile customers satellite coverage via the Starlink satellite fleet. Now we have information on a date for when the satellite phone service will launch, additional partners, and how it will roll out.
On the Starlink website, in the business tab, the company says its Direct to Cell satellite phone service will start rolling out in 2024. Texting will come first to the service, with voice and data to follow in 2025.
