Starlink

Starlink’s Sky‑High Cell Service—How T‑Mobile’s October Data Launch Could Obliterate Dead Zones and Rewrite Mobile Internet Forever

by Marcin Frąckiewicz
in Internet, Mobile, Mobile Internet, Space Technology, Starlink, Technology
on 24 June 2025

On 1 October 2025, T-Mobile and SpaceX will enable third‑party app data for a curated list of apps (WhatsApp, X, Google, Apple, AccuWeather, AllTrails) after the commercial SMS/MMS debut on 23 July 2025. SpaceX has placed more than 650 direct‑to‑cell satellites in orbit, with 657 currently operational forming the initial U.S. mesh. U.S. coverage now…
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Skywatch Alert: 50+ Must-See Cosmic Events from July 2025 to June 2026 (Eclipses, Meteor Storms & Rare Planetary Shows!)

by Marcin Frąckiewicz
in Africa, Astronomy, Australia, Cosmic Events, Events, Guide, Science, Space, Starlink, ZEA
on 19 June 2025

Perseids peak on August 12–13, 2025 with 50–100 meteors per hour in the Northern Hemisphere, best after midnight as the Moon wanes. Geminids peak on December 13–14, 2025 with 100+ meteors per hour and the first-quarter Moon sets early. Quadrantids peak on January 3–4, 2026 with about 120 meteors per hour over roughly a four-hour…
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Sky-Fi Revolution: How Starlink Is Reshaping Global Internet Access

by Marcin Frąckiewicz
in Internet, Internet Access, Space, Starlink, Technology
on 29 May 2025

Starlink is a SpaceX satellite internet constellation that began launching in 2019 to deliver broadband virtually anywhere on Earth. As of late 2024, SpaceX had launched over 7,000 Starlink satellites, with FCC authorization for about 12,000 and potential expansion beyond 30,000 in the future. Starlink satellites orbit at approximately 550 km altitude in multiple orbital…
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