SpaceX, T-Mobile plan to connect mobile phones to satellites, boost cell coverage

SpaceX, T-Mobile plan to connect mobile phones to satellites, boost cell coverage

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX)Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg

US wireless carrier T-Mobile US Inc will use Elon Musk-owned SpaceX‘s Starlink satellites to provide mobile users with network access in parts of the United States, the companies announced on Thursday, outlining plans to connect users’ mobile phones directly to satellites in orbit.