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Living definition

What is Starlink Direct to Cell / Starlink Mobile?

Satellite Internet & Non-Terrestrial Networks Frontier Hardware & Quantum

As of
2026-07-23
Revision
2026-07-25.0
Method
v1.3.0

Definition

The term, in context

AI-assisted draft · approved dataset

Starlink Direct to Cell, also called Starlink Mobile, is a satellite-to-smartphone service in which Starlink satellites carry cellular radio payloads that communicate directly with unmodified mobile phones on standard frequency bands, extending text, voice, and data connectivity to areas outside terrestrial cell tower coverage.

Live readiness status

Status as of the current dateline

AI-assisted assembly · derived results

As of 2026-07-23, verified readiness is 55 (claimed 70, reported 63, gap 15) — Strong evidence strength; current signals suggest Adopt with guardrails.

The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for Starlink Direct to Cell / Starlink Mobile.

Dataset approval

Human editorial release

pragma.vision editorial — standing authorization (operator dev@soft.house, 2026-07-17)

Dataset
2026-07-25.0
Hash
sha256:a11c1791b16a17cb71908f5839e4adce20feb5614a6564d4910b1665c0b073c7
Approved
2026-07-24

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