
What you need to know
- SpaceX's Falcon 9 launch on December 4 sent 20 satellites into orbit as part of Starlink's direct-to-cell service with T-Mobile.
- The company's senior director of satellite engineering, Ben Longmier stated its direct-to-cell service was now open for business for "any teleco" company in the world.
- Starlink and T-Mobile started down this path to end dead zones in the U.S. in 2022 and in November, the FCC signed off on it.