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No Direct Satellite View Needed: Cellular Starlink Phone Gets Signal in Your Pocket

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SpaceX's direct-to-cell Starlink service can communicate with a phone even while it’s in your pocket.

Ben Longmier , a SpaceX senior director for satellite engineering, has been testing the service.

SpaceX is developing the technology to help mobile carriers provide coverage in cellular dead zones.

The FCC gave SpaceX emergency approval to use the cellular Starlink satellites for text messaging.