T-Mobile will tap Elon Musk’s satellites for new remote phone service in US


Attendees at a news conference with Musk and Sievert, not pictured, at the SpaceX Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, US, on Aug 25, 2022. T-Mobile is partnering with Musk’s SpaceX to offer wireless phone service in remote parts of the US where coverage is spotty. — Bloomberg

T-Mobile US Inc is partnering with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to offer wireless phone service in remote parts of the US where coverage is spotty.

Musk and T-Mobile chief executive officer Mike Sievert announced the partnership at an event Thursday evening at SpaceX’s Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas. The service will launch next year and work with existing phones for free on the company’s most popular plans, rolling out in stages, Sievert said. Customers on lower-priced plans may pay an extra fee.

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