Sept. 8 (UPI) --U.S. telecommunications company EchoStar announced Monday plans to sell spectrum licenses to SpaceX for $17 billion, allowing the aerospace company to expand its broadband service to ...

The best satellite phones are the ultimate communication lifeline for those venturing beyond the reach of traditional cellular networks. Whether you're exploring the wilderness, climbing a mountain, ...

TL;DR: SpaceX secured a $17 billion deal with EchoStar to acquire exclusive S-band spectrum for its Starlink direct-to-cell satellite technology, enhancing global mobile coverage and boosting ...

Verizon was eying the EchoStar radio spectrum, which works on the 1695-1710MHz bands for uplink. But SpaceX swooped in, likely to bolster its cellular Starlink tech.

The idea of placing satellites in orbit and allowing people all over the world, no matter where they are, access to the Internet, is so revolutionary one just has to wonder why didn't anybody think of ...

Almaty and Washington, DC, November 6, 2025 – VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator (“VEON”), announces that Beeline Kazakhstan, its digital operator in Kazakhstan, is partnering with ...

SpaceX is working with microchip manufacturers to embed devices in phones to support its nascent Starlink satellite-to-cell service, a key step following the Elon Musk-led company’s $17 billion deal ...

AST SpaceMobile aims to revolutionize satellite internet, offering connectivity directly to mobile phones anywhere on Earth.

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has given Elon Musk's SpaceX and T-Mobile the authority to use Starlink satellites to provide direct-to-cell coverage for cellphones in areas of North ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has occasionally suggested that the company might produce a mobile phone, but Tesla has never announced such a product. A rumor circulated online in September 2025 claiming that ...

Smartphones are great until you hit a dead zone in an emergency. That should no longer be an issue when T-Mobile (TMUS) this summer debuts a satellite-based phone service offering connections in ...

Almaty and Washington, DC, November 6, 2025 – VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator (“VEON”), announces that Beeline Kazakhstan, its digital operator in Kazakhstan, is partnering with ...