The Sitka Assembly was set to hear an appeal over a cell tower…until it didn’t. Too many assembly members had conflicts, so ...

Ian King's post-Super Bowl issue is back in the spotlight with the opportunity to indirectly invest in Elon Musk's space ...

There are a combination of factors that contribute to weak cell phone receptions, like the type of modem inside of your phone, your proximity to the closest tower, weather conditions, and more.

Direct-to-cell ... cell-phone dead zones,” Starlink posted on X (formerly Twitter). Each D2C satellite is equipped with an advanced eNodeB modem, which functions like a cellphone tower in ...

Previously, satellite connectivity required bulky, specialised devices. What phone models work with direct ... by natural disasters in areas where cell towers are offline. On December 31, 2024 ...

Most cruise ships rely on satellite-based cellular networks when they’re out of range of traditional land-based cell towers. If your phone connects to this network, you'll be using what's known ...

On Thursday, 27 March 2025, on the edge of the small North West town of Vryburg, MTN South Africa and US-based satellite provider Lynk Global conducted Africa’s first satellite-to-smartphone ...

lays the groundwork for companies to offer direct-to-phone satellite connectivity, starting with text messaging later this year. Many parts of Canada still have dead zones where traditional cell ...

a new report from Opensignal examines how SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) broadband are performing in the race to close the digital divide. This is broadband ...

Two years ago, T-Mobile inked a deal with SpaceX to enable network connectivity via the Starlink constellation of satellites. Late in 2024, the carrier opened registrations for beta testing its ...

ordinary-looking cell phones that connect to a satellite when there's no cell tower around. In June, a rocket is scheduled to lift the largest commercial satellite yet into space. In orbit 22,000 ...

Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, has announced on X (formerly Twitter) that Starlink's Direct-to-Cell satellite ... "cell towers in space," with the potential to eliminate dead zones and improve mobile ...