T-Mobile's new tech could deliver emergency alerts to your phone even without cell service
T-Mobile successfully sent the first-ever satellite-based emergency alert in the US, aiming to provide critical alerts in remote regions.
T-Mobile tests using Starlink to send emergency alerts you can get off the grid
PT on Thursday, September 5th, T-Mobile initiated a test alert for a hypothetical evacuation notice,” according to T-Mobile. “The alert was sent 217 miles into space where it was received by one of the more than 175 Starlink direct-to-smartphone satellites currently in low earth orbit that effectively function as cell towers in space.
T-Mobile Sends First Wireless Emergency Alert Via SpaceX's Starlink Satellites In Space
T-Mobile sent and received the first-ever wireless emergency alert (WEA) with the help of SpaceX's Starlink satellites earlier this month.
T-Mobile Successfully Uses Starlink Satellites to Send Emergency Alert
The test alert was delivered via the Starlink satellites in a process that took seconds, says T-Mobile, which is preparing to launch a cellular satellite system with SpaceX this fall.
T-Mobile achieves first satellite transmission of emergency alerts
T-Mobile and Starlink achieved the first successful test of wireless emergency alerts via satellite, a milestone in the segment.
T-Mobile will only have a year of exclusive Starlink satellite access
According to SpaceX's CEO Elon Musk, T-Mobile will enjoy exclusive access to Starlink's direct-to-cell satellites for about one year, and then other US carriers can jump in to use the space coverage.
T-Mobile Conducts the First Ever Wireless Emergency Alert Via Satellite
Hurricanes, tornadoes, fires - the type of catastrophic events that often trigger a wireless emergency alert - don't care about wireless coverage zones. Soon it won't matter.
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