SpaceX, T-Mobile plan to bring wireless phone service to remote areas

Details: They're planning to provide text coverage "practically everywhere" in the continental U.S., Hawaii, parts of Alaska, Puerto Rico and territorial waters, according to a T-Mobile news release.

• The companies will create a new network broadcast from Starlink’s satellites using T-Mobile bandwidth.
• It'll start with messaging, MMS and messaging apps and eventually expand to include data and voice, Sievert said.

What they're saying: "Now, you can call for help," Musk said. "It will save lives. We will no longer read about these tragedies where people got lost and if only they could've called for help, they would be OK."

• "This partnership has a vision that is the end of mobile dead zones," Sievert said. It's about "imagining a future where if you have a clear view of the sky, you are connected on your mobile phone."

Of note: The two CEOs issued an open invitation to the world’s carriers "to collaborate for truly global connectivity."