SpaceX's Starlink And T-Mobile Get Approval To Roll Out Direct-To-Cell Coverage In Florida Before Hurricane Milton Makes Landfall
SpaceX's Starlink And T-Mobile Get Approval To Roll Out Direct-To-Cell Coverage In Florida Before Hurricane Milton Makes Landfall
"The service works best outdoors, and occasionally works indoors near a window," the company added. SpaceX's Starlink team and T-Mobile US Inc. (NASDAQ:TMUS) have activated their Direct-to-Cell coverage to provide emergency alerts for all phones and telecommunications carriers in areas affected by Hurricane Helene as well as Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton, the company said on Tuesday.
該公司週二表示，SpaceX的Starlink團隊和美國T-Mobile公司（納斯達克股票代碼：TMUS）已啓動了直接到手機的覆蓋範圍，爲受颶風海倫影響地區以及米爾頓颶風來臨前的佛羅里達州的所有電話和電信運營商提供緊急警報。
What Happened: The satellites will allow those in hurricane-affected areas to send text messages to their near and dear ones, contact 911, or receive emergency alerts.
發生了什麼：這些衛星將允許受颶風影響地區的人們向親人發送短信、聯繫911或接收緊急警報。
When connected to a Starlink satellite, the phone will show "T-Mobile SpaceX" in the network name and have one or two bars of signal, the company said. However, messages might not go through on the first try and might require users to retry, the company said while adding that the service is being delivered on a best-effort basis.
該公司表示，當連接到Starlink衛星時，該手機將在網絡名稱中顯示 「T-Mobile SpaceX」，並有一兩根信號條。但是，該公司表示，消息在第一次嘗試時可能無法通過，可能需要用戶重試，同時補充說，該服務是在盡最大努力的基礎上提供的。
"The service works best outdoors, and occasionally works indoors near a window," the company added.
該公司補充說：「該服務在戶外效果最好，偶爾也可以在室內窗戶附近使用。」
In addition to the thousands (>10k) of Starlink kits we are delivering in response to Hurricane Helene, the @Starlink team and @TMobile activated our Direct to Cell satellites to provide emergency alerts for all phones and carriers of those in affected areas.
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 8, 2024
The @FCC has also...
除了我們爲應對海倫颶風而提供的數千個（>1萬個）Starlink套件外，@Starlink 團隊和 @TMobile 還啓動了我們的 Direct to Cell 衛星，爲受影響地區的所有電話和運營商提供緊急警報。
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) 2024 年 10 月 8 日
@FCC 還有...
The company has also received the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) approval to provide coverage in Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton in addition to areas already impacted by Hurricane Helene, the company said.
該公司表示，該公司還獲得了聯邦通信委員會（FCC）的批准，除了已經受到颶風海倫影響的地區外，還可以在米爾頓颶風來臨之前在佛羅里達州提供覆蓋範圍。
Hurricane Milton is now approaching Florida's west coast. It is expected to make landfall late Wednesday near Tampa as a Category 3 storm before moving toward the Atlantic Ocean.
颶風米爾頓現在正在接近佛羅里達州的西海岸。預計它將於週三晚些時候在坦帕附近作爲三級風暴登陸，然後向大西洋移動。
"Evacuations and other preparations should be completed tonight. Milton has the potential to be one of the most destructive hurricanes on record for west-central Florida," the National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday while also warning of devastating hurricane-force winds and heavy rainfall.
「疏散和其他準備工作應在今晚完成。米爾頓有可能成爲佛羅里達州中西部有記錄以來最具破壞性的颶風之一。」 國家颶風中心週二表示，同時還警告說，將出現毀滅性的颶風和強降雨。
"Thank you to the FCC for the rapid approval enabling this capability which is so critical to helping those that have been impacted by Hurricane Helene or are in the path of Hurricane Milton," SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell wrote on X on Tuesday.
SpaceX總裁格溫妮·肖特威爾週二在X上寫道：「感謝聯邦通信委員會迅速批准啓用這項能力，這對於幫助受海倫颶風影響或正在遭受米爾頓颶風襲擊的人們至關重要。」
The company President also said that emergency alerts including evacuation notices and other messages have already been sent through the Starlink network.
該公司總裁還表示，包括疏散通知和其他消息在內的緊急警報已經通過Starlink網絡發出。
Thank you to the @FCC for the rapid approval enabling this capability which is so critical to helping those that have been impacted by Hurricane Helene or are in the path of Hurricane Milton.
— Gwynne Shotwell (@Gwynne_Shotwell) October 9, 2024
With this best effort trial – we have sent emergency alerts through the network...
感謝 @FCC 迅速批准啓用此功能，這對於幫助那些受海倫颶風影響或正在遭受颶風米爾頓襲擊的人們至關重要。
— Gwynne Shotwell (@Gwynne_Shotwell) 2024 年 10 月 9 日
通過這項盡最大努力的試驗，我們已經通過網絡發送了緊急警報...
Starlink kits have been part of the efforts to restore connectivity in regions impacted by Hurricane Helene. SpaceX said on Tuesday that it is delivering over 10,000 Starlink kits in response to the hurricane.
Starlink套件已成爲在受颶風海倫影響地區恢復連接的努力的一部分。SpaceX週二表示，它將交付超過10,000套Starlink套件以應對颶風。
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