Starlink has announced the launch of its direct-to-cell satellite internet that aims to provide global cellular connectivity without ground-based infrastructure.

Elon Musk-owned SpaceX has launched 23 Starlink internet satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida by onboarding them on the Falcon 9 rocket that took off at on Monday. Of the satellites,

The T-Mobile license is the first collaboration between a satellite operator and wireless carrier to be approved by the FCC to provide supplemental cell coverage from space. “The Commission recognized that satellite-to-device connectivity can support critical public interest benefits,

The FCC has granted SpaceX permission to go forward with plans to offer a direct-to-phone version of its Starlink satellite internet service, with

SpaceX's direct-to-cell technology will connect millions of Americans with T-Mobile’s network, but there are still over 500,000 square miles of the US with no cell service. FCC approval sets SpaceX ahead in the market,