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

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 plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit early Tuesday, Nov. 26, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.