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Skibane
Explorer II
Aug 26, 2022

New smartphone direct-to-Starlink satellite service

Uses customer's existing smartphone and firmware - No hardware or software updates required. Passes signals directly between the smartphone and Starlink satellites - No terrestrial cell towers requ...
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Skibane
Explorer II
Sep 17, 2022
SpaceX is also reportedly in talks with Apple to use Starlink with iPhones.

Apple is currently using Globalstar (a competitor to SpaceX's Starlink) for "Emergency SOS" service on its iPhone 14 models.

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