SpaceX says its satellite service aced tests on Android and iPhone

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  • SpaceX sent a letter to the FCC in regard to its initial Direct to Cell satellite phone service tests.
  • The service has been tested on unmodified Samsung, Apple, and Google handsets.
  • The company claims the service works in “urban and rural areas, indoors and outdoors, and in clear sky and under tree cover.”

SpaceX plans to launch its Direct to Cell satellite phone service later this year. The service is powered by SpaceX’s fleet of Starlink satellites and is currently being tested. According to the company, it appears everything is working as well or even better than expected.

First spotted by PCMag, SpaceX has sent a letter to the FCC to report on its initial satellite service tests. In the letter, the firm boasts that Direct to Cell is “meeting or exceeding testing objectives.”

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