Earlier today, SpaceX announced that, in partnership with American cell phone carrier T-Mobile, it plans to test satellite-to-cell phone calling this year.<\/p>\n
SpaceX<\/a>, one of the most well-known space companies in 2023, frequently launching rockets and satellites. SpaceX has started offering its\u00a0Starlink<\/a>\u00a0internet service for aircraft through its satellite network. Starlink has proved successful and reliable thus far, and according to CNBC, SpaceX is now looking at the next step: phone calls.<\/p>\n Jonathan Hofeller, SpaceX vice president of Starlink enterprise sales, said the following at a panel at a space conference,<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re going to learn a lot by doing \u2014 not necessarily by overanalyzing \u2014 and getting out there.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n To date, SpaceX has launched more than 4,000 satellites and is producing an average of six per day at its Seattle facility.<\/p>\n Last week, JSX invited media to test the Starlink WiFi on one of its aircraft, and Zach Griff from The Points Guy was very impressed. In some photos shared on Twitter, one of his speed tests surpassed 150mbps\/second, which is incredible for aircraft. Rarely have I ever seen onboard WiFi surpass 10mbps.<\/p>\n