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Starlink direct-to-cell satellite could launch on US carriers other than T-Mobile after 2025

SpaceX is promising no more dead zones on T-Mobile, as Elon Musk promises that other US carriers will get the service in 2025

You’ll need to be on T-Mobile to take advantage of Starlink’s forthcoming direct-to-satellite technology in the US later this year, but it won’t be exclusive to the carrier for long. What’s interesting is that AT&T and Verizon had a beef with SpaceX’s satellite service in April of this year, claiming it would cause harm to their mobile broadband networks, according to The Verge. Other carriers around the world that are lined up to use SapceX’s direct-to-cell service include KDDI (Japan), Optus (Australia), One NZ (New Zealand), Salt (Switzerland), and Rogers (Canada), according to a SpaceX press release.

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