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Discover the differences between Starlink and Xfinity in 2024. Compare plans, prices, and coverage to find the best internet service provider for your needs. #Starlinkvsxfinity #internetserviceproviders #Starlink #Xfinity

T-Mobile teams up with Starlink to launch a groundbreaking satellite-to-cell service, inviting beta testers for early access! 🔍 Key highlights: 🌌 Filling dead zones: This revolutionary service aims to cover 500,000 square miles of areas without terrestrial cell towers in the US, ensuring seamless connectivity for rural and remote locations. 📱 Who can join? Postpaid T-Mobile customers with “compatible” satellite-capable phones can register now for free. The company has yet to release a full list of supported devices, but early access guarantees participants a front-row seat to cutting-edge innovation. 🛰️ Initial features: Beta testers will first experience satellite texting, ideal for basic communication in areas where no signal exists. Voice and data capabilities are in development, with updates to follow. 📡 Regulatory progress: The FCC greenlit T-Mobile and SpaceX's collaboration for satellite-to-cell service, although it stopped short of approving the higher radio emissions needed for real-time voice and video calls. ⚠️ Emergency use proven: During Hurricane Helene, SpaceX activated satellite messaging for T-Mobile customers, providing critical communication in disaster zones—a glimpse of the service's real-world impact. 🤔 Competition heats up: Verizon and AT&T have raised concerns about potential interference with their own satellite ambitions, underscoring the high stakes in this race to dominate satellite-enabled connectivity. #SatelliteInnovation #TMobile #Starlink 🌟 Transforming connectivity: With millions of Americans living in areas with limited or no cell service, this program could bridge the digital divide, enabling new opportunities in education, healthcare, and business. 🛠️ Technical challenges ahead: Voice and data services require higher power and additional regulatory approvals, pushing T-Mobile and SpaceX to innovate while navigating compliance hurdles. 💼 Strategic implications: By leveraging SpaceX’s Starlink network, T-Mobile positions itself as a leader in integrating satellite technology into mainstream cellular services, potentially redefining industry standards. 🧭 How to sign up: Interested customers can head to T-Mobile’s dedicated registration page, ensuring they’re first in line to try this pioneering service when testing begins in early 2025. 📈 Future roadmap: Beyond beta testing, T-Mobile aims for broader deployment, paving the way for nationwide adoption of satellite-to-cell solutions, with possible expansions into voice, data, and even multimedia streaming. ♻️ Repost if you enjoyed this post and follow me, César Beltrán Miralles, for more curated content about telecom! https://lnkd.in/gPc2zWdt

Starlink is one step closer to 5G NTN…

As I mentioned in one of my previous posts and blog, Starlink is fine if you are in a rural area with no other options, but not a good option when cable or best effort fiber is available. https://lnkd.in/eFAJFuan To learn more… https://lnkd.in/ebKwMWKx #satellite #internet #starlink

Starlink Advances in India After Meeting Data Security Requirements Elon Musk's Starlink is progressing towards launching its satellite broadband services in India after agreeing to comply with the government's data localization and security regulations. This agreement with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) addresses previous hurdles that delayed Starlink's entry into the Indian market. The company must store all user data within India and ensure that intelligence agencies can access it if necessary. While Starlink has yet to submit formal compliance details, this move is crucial for obtaining the Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite Services (GMPCS) license, which will allow it to provide services in the country. #StarlinkIndia #SatelliteBroadband #DataLocalization #ElonMusk #DoT #GMPCS #DigitalIndia #Connectivity #StarlinkExpansion #TechInIndia

My colleague Karim Bensassi-nour has published (below) an extract from his analysis of LEO satellite pricing. Have a look, it may surprise you and I recommend it to anyone thinking about digital connectivity and inclusion. If you are interested in the full research on this or a discussion about it, feel free to message me or leave a comment. #plumconsulting #leosatellite #universalservice #digitalconnectivity #digitalinclusion

if you know, you know STARLINK v AT&T, Verizon, EchoStar Mobile, Omnispace. the battle royal is getting heated. the u.s. mobile subscriber market today is: AT&T. 46% Verizon. 30% T-Mobile. 24% so it's kinda expected that STARLINK decides to partner up with the loser, 3rd place T-Mobile to take on the rest of the market. and what do the others do. they quickly get on the phones with their lobbyists in washington and contact the regulator and convince them that STARLINK is off-side. they are not following the rules. that is the airwaves, frequencies are owned by the government. they sell these licenses to providers. these providers then pretty much create tech in these bands of communication for their subscribers. so no matter how you read this you will find all sorts of technical hypothesis about how granting/allowing STARLINK to use a 9-fold increase in frequencies will negatively impact users. this is a bit rich after AT&T had that breach where 100+ million subscribers had their chat data, usage compromised. as in stolen. scammed. away. yet. of course. we don't find the regulator jumping all over them (that is AT&T) over this. that was simply a big whooops. this is what's about to happen. STARLINK has partnered up strategically with all sorts of terrestrial mobile providers. 1 in each country. they provide the extra-terrestrial network with the ability to link to the satellite directly from your mobile phone. skipping in effect all the antennas on the ground. the cables. on the ground. virtually. eventually. the entire network. on the ground. the prize. in 2023, verizon reported the highest wireless revenue among major u.s. telecommunication providers at $107.22 billion, at&t at $83.98 billion t-mobile u.s. $78.56 billion. the subscribers. at&t. in q2 2024, AT&T had 100 millys. t-mobile. 125.9 millys. verizon 44.8 millys. so. so. so. so. so. 269.76 billys in $$$$$ 270.7 millys in subscribers. or usd $ 99 per subscriber. now. consider for a moment how STARLINK technologically is in a position where they can take the entire market from the others. is held back by the regulators. what do you think is going to happen when ... STARLINK offers $ 20 per month in country. $50 per month out of country. unlimited. data. voice. internet. the goal. 10% of the 8 billion people on this planet having STARLINK as their mobile provider at usd $20 per month. 800 million people at $20 per month = $16 billys per month. do you see, what i see. now that's (new)s ;) source: https://lnkd.in/etx4MDM7 source: https://lnkd.in/eX2--G9y < . >

I do not think any Telco in the world should be bothered about entry of Low Earth Orbit Satellite broadband players like Starlink if we all are for a common purpose of bridging the digital divide because it should rather be about win-win collaborations rather than threats of competition as there is huge opportunity for both Telcos and Low Earth Orbit Satellite broadband players.

China's SpaceSail inks MoU with Telebras, Brazil's state-owned telecoms company, to provide its 'Thousand Sails' satellite internet services similar to StarLink https://lnkd.in/g8WAaijg #china #spacetech #satcom #starlink #technologynews #chinatech

Thanks to Huw Saunders for highlighting the #Ofcom call for input on direct to device and mobile satellite services for the UK market. See attached. I feel that Ofcom sounds a little complacent. Whilst they state that there is circa 93% landmass coverage by a combination of all mobile operators, the closure of 3G, and the planned closure of 2G, is and will significantly impact coverage. Since mobile was launched, we have all experienced the difference between coverage maps and actual usable coverage, and most users do not have multi network roaming contracts. Operators invest where they can maximise revenue, or are subsidised. With 5G SA, that cost vs benefit investment is even more dramatic. LEO D2D services such as SpaceX Starlink, and others, will be physically available from 2025. It's up to national governments to seize the benefits for business and citizen security, or be left behind like Greenland and other nations protecting national telcos. Also, Ofcom mentions high altitude connectivity but both Facebook and Google have tried this and pulled out. Probably not relevant with #Starlink Direct to Cell coming to the world in 2025, after USA in 2024, I'm not feeling the obvious need, apart from lower latency and, potentially, higher throughput - so perhaps it has a valid niche for major disasters. Get your responses in by the 13th of September. 2G/3G Closure: https://lnkd.in/e2NdKWcS. Phil Bartlett for reference. Posted 19th August 2024