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T-Mobile’s SpaceX Satellite Alerts: Life-Saving Messages from Outer Space
T-Mobile just sent the first emergency alerts via satellite, covering 500,000 square miles. From wildfires to hurricanes, these alerts are now more reliable than ever.
Hot Take:
Forget cell towers! T-Mobile and SpaceX are taking emergency alerts to the final frontier. Who knew saving lives could be so… out of this world?
Key Points:
- T-Mobile issued the first emergency alerts via satellite across 500,000 square miles.
- Coverage included mostly mountainous or uninhabitable areas.
- Alerts were transmitted using SpaceX’s Starlink satellites.
- Evacuation notice was hypothetically broadcasted 217 miles into space.
- Satellite alerts can potentially reach more rural and underserved areas.
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