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首席執行官埃隆·馬斯克在週六表示，通過Starlink衛星首先爲美國t-Mobile US Inc. (納斯達克股票代碼:TMUS)的訂閱用戶提供直達手機互聯網服務，然後再提供給其他電信服務提供商。
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."
事件回顧: 馬斯克在X上寫道："Starlink直達手機互聯網服務在美國首先與Tmobile合作一年，然後其他運營商接替。" "我們將從每個國家與一個運營商合作開始工作，但最終希望爲所有運營商提供服務。"
Musk's comment comes on the heels of SpaceX launching 26 Starlink satellites with direct-to-cell capabilities to low-Earth orbit on Saturday.
星鏈衛星具備直達手機功能，於上週六發射了26顆進入低地球軌道的Starlink衛星，馬斯克的評論就是在此之後發佈的。
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.
現在，SpaceX已經將160顆具備直達手機功能的Starlink衛星送入軌道，SpaceX衛星工程高級總監本·朗邁爾表示，今年晚些時候，多虧了Starlink的接入，t-Mobile將不再有美國的信號死角。
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直達手機互聯網服務在美國最初只與@Tmobile合作一年，然後才會與其他運營商合作。
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) 2024年8月31日
我們將從每個國家與一個運營商合作開始工作，但最終希望爲所有運營商提供服務。
Why It Matters: SpaceX has launched nearly 7,000 Starlink satellites to orbit, according to astronomer Jonathan McDowell.
爲此重要的原因: 根據天文學家喬納森·麥克道爾的說法，SpaceX已經將近發射了7000顆Starlink衛星進入軌道。
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.
選擇支持直達電芯能力的衛星具有作爲太空塔架的調制解調器功能，旨在爲用戶提供全球範圍內使用標準LTE手機發送短信、通話和互聯網瀏覽的功能，無需額外的硬件、軟件或應用。
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(臨時代碼)宣佈了2022年8月的合作伙伴關係，旨在將t-Mobile網絡上的智能手機連接到星鏈衛星。該合作旨在爲那些無法接收任何供應商的信號的偏遠地區提供連接。
Other cellular providers to have signed similar partnerships with SpaceX include Optus from Australia, Rogers from Canada, and KDDI in Japan.
其他蜂窩服務提供商與spacex(臨時代碼)簽訂了類似合作伙伴關係，包括澳大利亞的Optus、加拿大的羅傑斯和日本的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(臨時代碼)計劃在2024年底通過衛星推出短信服務，隨後在2025年推出語音通話、數據和物聯網服務。
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