T-Mobile is a major telecommunications company that is expanding its reach into the space industry through a partnership with SpaceX. Together, they are launching T-Mobile Starlink, a space-based mobile network that utilizes Starlink satellites to provide connectivity to smartphones in areas without traditional cell service. This service aims to eliminate "dead zones" and provide ubiquitous coverage for text messaging, with plans to expand to include picture messaging, data, and voice calls in the future. T-Mobile Starlink is available to customers on any carrier.
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AST SpaceMobile’s planned tests would use additional T-Mobile US spectrum to evaluate expanded coverage and capacity under interference-free conditions.
Iridium Communications Inc. acquired Satelles Inc. and received complementary timing awards from the U.S. Department of Transportation with T-Mobile.
T-Mobile includes T-Satellite free in its premium unlimited tiers.
T-Mobile launched T-Satellite, a service powered by Starlink’s cellular satellites.
The AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon joint venture pools portions of their terrestrial spectrum assets to create a unified neutral-host satellite-to-cellular access layer.
AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon reached an agreement in principle on May 14, 2026 to form a joint venture.
The T-Mobile and Sprint merger facilitated DISH Network’s wireless entry through merger concessions.
SpaceX has a long-delayed commercial direct-to-cell operational launch planned with T-Mobile.
AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile have no statutory obligation to lease their macro-cell tower networks to external competitors.
SpaceX acquired a 30 MHz slice of the 2 GHz spectrum block from EchoStar for its T-Mobile cellular partnership.
SpaceX acquired a 30 MHz slice of EchoStar's 2 GHz spectrum block for its T-Mobile cellular partnership.
AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon have formed a joint venture to build a technology-neutral satellite D2D platform targeting unserved and underserved areas.
The joint venture involving AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon is intended to set technical interface standards for hardware suppliers.
The FCC formally approved SpaceX and T-Mobile’s supplemental coverage from space arrangement in March 2026.
SpaceX and T-Mobile’s supplemental coverage from space arrangement authorizes basic text and emergency communication using T-Mobile spectrum slices in terrestrial coverage gaps.
The AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon joint venture is targeting unserved and underserved areas.
AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon formed a satellite-to-phone joint venture announced in May 2026 to eliminate wireless dead zones.
AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon plan a joint venture to expand satellite-based direct-to-device connectivity across the United States.
AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon have agreed in principle to form a joint venture to eliminate wireless dead zones across the United States using satellite-based direct-to-device technology.
The combined spectrum resources and customer base of AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon are intended to accelerate next-generation direct-to-device communications in the United States.