T-Mobile Customers Will Get Starlink Satellite Internet Directly On Their Mobiles First And Others Only Later, Says SpaceX CEO Elon Musk
T-Mobile Customers Will Get Starlink Satellite Internet Directly On Their Mobiles First And Others Only Later, Says SpaceX CEO Elon Musk
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday that T-Mobile US Inc. (NASDAQ:TMUS) subscribers in the U.S. will get direct to mobile phone internet with the help of Starlink satellites first and other telecom service providers later.
SpaceX首席执行官埃隆·马斯克在周六表示，通过Starlink卫星首先为美国t-Mobile US Inc. (纳斯达克股票代码:TMUS)的订阅用户提供直达手机互联网服务，然后再提供给其他电信服务提供商。
What Happened: "Starlink direct to mobile phone Internet is exclusively with Tmobile in the US for the first year, then other carriers thereafter," Musk wrote on X. "We are starting off working with one carrier in each country, but ultimately hope to serve all carriers."
事件回顾: 马斯克在X上写道："Starlink直达手机互联网服务在美国首先与Tmobile合作一年，然后其他运营商接替。" "我们将从每个国家与一个运营商合作开始工作，但最终希望为所有运营商提供服务。"
Musk's comment comes on the heels of SpaceX launching 26 Starlink satellites with direct-to-cell capabilities to low-Earth orbit on Saturday.
星链卫星具备直达手机功能，于上周六发射了26颗进入低地球轨道的Starlink卫星，马斯克的评论就是在此之后发布的。
SpaceX now has 160 Starlink satellites with direct-to-cell capabilities in orbit and T-Mobile will have no more dead zones in the U.S. later this year, thanks to Starlink access, SpaceX senior director of Satellite Engineering Ben Longmier said.
现在，SpaceX已经将160颗具备直达手机功能的Starlink卫星送入轨道，SpaceX卫星工程高级总监本·朗迈尔表示，今年晚些时候，多亏了Starlink的接入，t-Mobile将不再有美国的信号死角。
Starlink direct to mobile phone Internet is exclusively with @Tmobile in the US for the first year, then other carriers thereafter.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 31, 2024
We are starting off working with one carrier in each country, but ultimately hope to serve all carriers.
Starlink直达手机互联网服务在美国最初只与@Tmobile合作一年，然后才会与其他运营商合作。
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) 2024年8月31日
我们将从每个国家与一个运营商合作开始工作，但最终希望为所有运营商提供服务。
Why It Matters: SpaceX has launched nearly 7,000 Starlink satellites to orbit, according to astronomer Jonathan McDowell.
为此重要的原因: 根据天文学家乔纳森·麦克道尔的说法，SpaceX已经将近发射了7000颗Starlink卫星进入轨道。
The select satellites with direct-to-cell capabilities feature a modem functioning as a cell tower in space, aiming to provide users with global access to texting, calling, and internet browsing using standard LTE phones, without requiring additional hardware, software, or apps.
选择支持直达电芯能力的卫星具有作为太空塔架的调制解调器功能，旨在为用户提供全球范围内使用标准LTE手机发送短信、通话和互联网浏览的功能，无需额外的硬件、软件或应用。
T-Mobile and SpaceX announced a partnership in August 2022 aiming to connect the smartphones on T-Mobile's network to Starlink satellites. The partnership is aimed at providing connectivity to remote locations that are untouched by cell signals from any provider.
t-Mobile和spacex(临时代码)宣布了2022年8月的合作伙伴关系，旨在将t-Mobile网络上的智能手机连接到星链卫星。该合作旨在为那些无法接收任何供应商的信号的偏远地区提供连接。
Other cellular providers to have signed similar partnerships with SpaceX include Optus from Australia, Rogers from Canada, and KDDI in Japan.
其他蜂窝服务提供商与spacex(临时代码)签订了类似合作伙伴关系，包括澳大利亚的Optus、加拿大的罗杰斯和日本的KDDI。
SpaceX plans to roll out texting services with the help of the satellites by the end of 2024, followed by voice calls, data, and internet-of-things (IoT) services in 2025.
spacex(临时代码)计划在2024年底通过卫星推出短信服务，随后在2025年推出语音通话、数据和物联网服务。
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