[Starlink] SpaceX/Starlink says it's ready for a fall satellite-to-cell service with T-Mobile

[David Lang]

This is a fallback that will only be if there is no other coverage, and will be 
a poor data rate.

I would expect that the impact to the phone battery would be less than the phone 
continually searching for a tower

Also, SpaceX has pushed back, according to them this isn't observed interference 
with their signals, instead they reconfigured a satellite to the direct-to-phone 
frequencies and were able to detect them

we'll see what the real story is.

On Mon, 3 Jun 2024, Eugene Y Chang via Starlink wrote:

> Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2024 10:47:32 -1000
> From: Eugene Y Chang via Starlink <starlink at lists.bufferbloat.net>
> Reply-To: Eugene Y Chang <eugene.chang at ieee.org>
> To: Frantisek Borsik <frantisek.borsik at gmail.com>
> Cc: Dave Taht via Starlink <starlink at lists.bufferbloat.net>
> Subject: Re: [Starlink] SpaceX/Starlink says it's ready for a fall
>     satellite-to-cell service with T-Mobile
> 
> I found this line in the article very interesting: The larger 2nd generation SpaceX satellites can connect to the majority of T-Mobile’s 4G and 5G phones over its 1900 MHz spectrum.
>
> It is exciting a subscriber does not need to buy a new phone.
> What is the expected impact to the phone’s battery life?
> Any speculations?
>
> Gene
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>> On Jun 3, 2024, at 8:08 AM, Frantisek Borsik via Starlink <starlink at lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote:
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>> SpaceX & T-Mobile intend to launch direct-to-device (D2D) satellite servicethis fall
>> An analyst told us that will give them an 18- to 24-month lead over some rivals
>> AT&T & Verizon are still backing AST SpaceMobile as an alternative
>>
>> https://www.fierce-network.com/wireless/space-x-says-its-ready-fall-direct-satellite-cell-service-t-mobile <https://www.fierce-network.com/wireless/space-x-says-its-ready-fall-direct-satellite-cell-service-t-mobile>
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>> All the best,
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>> Frank
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