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TODAY — OCT 8 1 ITEM

00:00 ET NEW SpaceX Agrees to Buy Up to 14 MHz of Nationwide 800 MHz Spectrum for Starlink Mobile SpaceX said on October 8 that it had agreed to buy Grain Management's nationwide 800 MHz spectrum portfolio, up to 14 MHz of paired low-band licenses Grain bought from T-Mobile ... SPACEX DTC SpaceX Spectrum

OCT 7 1 ITEM

00:00 ET FCC Sets Oct 29 Vote On 25 MHz D2D Auction And 482 MHz More Satellite-To-Phone Spectrum On October 7 FCC Chairman Brendan Carr put two direct-to-device proposals on the October 29 agenda: a 25 MHz auction in the 1675–1695 and 2020–2025 MHz bands for 5G, D2D or both... FCC DTC Regulatory SpaceX

OCT 6 1 ITEM

00:00 ET FCC Grants SpaceX 15,000-Satellite Direct-to-Device Constellation License On October 6 the FCC granted-in-part SpaceX’s application for a new 15,000-satellite direct-to-device constellation at 326–335 km, with U.S. SCS/MSS on EchoStar spectrum and dir... FCC DTC Regulatory SpaceX

APR 11 1 ITEM

00:00 ET Blue Origin Delays New Glenn Launch for AST SpaceMobile Satellite Blue Origin postponed the New Glenn NG-3 mission originally targeted for April 10, 2026, which was set to deploy AST SpaceMobile's next-generation Block 2 BlueBird satellite int... ORLANDOSENTINEL AST Spacemobile Blue Origin DTC

MAR 2 3 ITEMS

00:00 ET Orange Partners with AST SpaceMobile (and Vodafone JV) for Direct-to-Cell Demonstrations Orange signed an agreement with AST SpaceMobile and Satellite Connect Europe (AST’s joint venture with Vodafone) to pursue direct-to-device satellite connectivity, with demonstr... ORANGE AST Spacemobile DTC 00:00 ET Deutsche Telekom and Starlink target a 2028 launch for satellite-to-mobile in Europe Deutsche Telekom says it will use Starlink’s Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) spectrum to extend coverage in hard-to-reach areas, with a service launch planned for 2028 across sev... TELEKOM DTC SpaceX Starlink 00:00 ET SpaceX rebrands Starlink Direct-to-Cell as “Starlink Mobile,” tees up V2 for “5G speeds from space” SpaceX is now positioning Direct-to-Cell under a clearer consumer umbrella: “Starlink Mobile.” In the same breath, the company is setting expectations for the next step-change, ... X DTC SpaceX Starlink

FEB 26 1 ITEM

00:00 ET Virgin Media O2 Signs Direct-to-Cell Partnership with Starlink Virgin Media O2 switched on UK's first commercial satellite-to-smartphone service, branded O2 Satellite, powered by Starlink Direct to Cell. It is sold as a £3/month add-on, sta... VIRGINMEDIAO2 DTC Starlink

FEB 24 1 ITEM

00:00 ET SpaceX Lays Out Starlink Direct to Cell Scale and the "Gen2" Broadband Path SpaceX revealed at the ITU’s Direct-to-Device session that Starlink Direct to Cell (D2C) is already operating at a meaningful scale, boasting over 13 million connected users acr... YOUTUBE DTC SpaceX Starlink

FEB 12 1 ITEM

00:00 ET NTT Docomo targets early FY2026 direct-to-cell rollout with Starlink in Japan NTT Docomo said it aims to roll out a direct-to-cell satellite service with Starlink in early fiscal year 2026, enabling compatible LTE smartphones to connect via satellite when... LIGHTREADING DTC SpaceX