Living definition
What is Starlink Direct to Cell / Starlink Mobile?
Satellite Internet & Non-Terrestrial NetworksFrontier Hardware & Quantum
- As of
- 2026-10-01
- Revision
- 2026-10-06.1
- Method
- v1.4.0
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 2026-10-01, verified readiness is 55 (claimed 55, reported 55, gap 0) — Strong evidence strength; current signals suggest Useful as supplementary off-grid connectivity on supported phones.
The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for Starlink Direct to Cell / Starlink Mobile.
Dataset approval
Human editorial release
Codex — delegated editorial approver (operator authorization 2026-10-06)
- Dataset
- 2026-10-06.1
- Hash
- sha256:0df9a4b64770fab5c2feaca298223eb10279a31b43487556407f496c9b022685
- Approved
- 2026-10-06