SpaceX, T-Mobile to connect satellites to cellphones in remote areas

Re:SpaceX, T-Mobile to connect satellites to cellphones in r... by joshuamoes on Thursday August 25, 2022 @09:06PM (#32602115)

This will shake up a lot of things in the sattelite market. It will take a lot of marketshare from satellite trackers like inreach. Also living in a remote area, and being familiar with the existing tracking solutions for transport this could be a lot cheaper per asset. Also remote sensor locations. Anything low bitrate.

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Re:SpaceX, T-Mobile to connect satellites to cellphones in r... by toomuchtodo on Thursday August 25, 2022 @09:14PM (#32602175)

Iridium in shambles.

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Re:SpaceX, T-Mobile to connect satellites to cellphones in r... by ta988 on Thursday August 25, 2022 @09:55PM (#32602469)

I would still trust iridium more for a life or death situation than T-Mobile...

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Re:SpaceX, T-Mobile to connect satellites to cellphones in r... by joshuamoes on Thursday August 25, 2022 @10:45PM (#32602788)

The bigger thing would be availability. I have an inreach and use it probably bi-weekly, however most people cannot justify the 400$ device and subscription, this would be included

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Re:SpaceX, T-Mobile to connect satellites to cellphones in r... by lxgr on Saturday August 27, 2022 @12:15AM (#32615607)

It's going to be quite a while before Starlink and the other new solutions will be certified for safety of life, government/military use etc.

For example, Iridium only got GMDSS/SOLAS certified in 2020 – before that, Inmarsat was the only approved maritime (two-way) satellite safety provider for several decades.

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Re:SpaceX, T-Mobile to connect satellites to cellphones in r... by joshuamoes on Thursday August 25, 2022 @10:46PM (#32602799)

I'm curious what ideas are going around the boardroom table right now.

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Re:SpaceX, T-Mobile to connect satellites to cellphones in r... by carabiner on Thursday August 25, 2022 @09:51PM (#32602439)

FUCK yes. Can't wait for the Inreach to drop from $400 to $100.

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Re:SpaceX, T-Mobile to connect satellites to cellphones in r... by kylehotchkiss on Friday August 26, 2022 @12:54AM (#32603488)

That’s probably so low they won’t be able to launch anything to replace the live sats once they hit end of life

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Re:SpaceX, T-Mobile to connect satellites to cellphones in r... by carabiner on Friday August 26, 2022 @02:18AM (#32603920)

Iridium is already subsidized by the US govt, isn't it? The original company failed as a profitable venture.

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Re:SpaceX, T-Mobile to connect satellites to cellphones in r... by bpodgursky on Friday August 26, 2022 @11:29AM (#32608776)

Yeah but the US gov is VERY interested in Starlink now after seeing how effective it has been in Ukraine (and how quick to deploy). Pretty likely they're going to shift to the winning horse.

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Re:SpaceX, T-Mobile to connect satellites to cellphones in r... by panick21_ on Friday August 26, 2022 @09:09PM (#32614551)

The US govt will have its fingers in all internet constellations

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Re:SpaceX, T-Mobile to connect satellites to cellphones in r... by nonethewiser on Thursday August 25, 2022 @09:20PM (#32602223)

Good

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