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T-Mobile US sends first smartphone emergency alert via LEO satellites

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  • Operator claims a US direct-to-cell first in partnership with Starlink
  • Beta testing of the wireless emergency alert messaging service is still to be carried out and there is no timeframe for commercial launch
  • T-Mobile says satellite-to-smartphone tech paves way to providing critical emergency alerts in large swathes of areas unreachable with earth-based cell towers
  • Would-be satellite-to-smartphone rivals, AT&T and Verizon – which are backing LEO player AST SpaceMobile – are still grounded but perhaps not for long

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