BREAKING: Starlink Direct to Cell now reaches over 1 million people in Chile 🇨🇱
• Over 1 million Chileans can now access Entel + Starlink Direct to Cell in areas with no traditional mobile coverage.
• Coverage now spans nearly the entire country, from the Atacama Desert to the Magallanes region.
• Works with compatible LTE smartphones and automatically connects to Starlink satellites when users leave terrestrial network coverage.
• No special satellite phone or additional hardware is required.
• Chile became the first country in Latin America to commercially launch Starlink Direct to Cell.
• Entel and SpaceX first announced their Direct to Cell partnership in 2023, making this the latest major expansion milestone.
• The service is helping connect remote communities, travelers, rural workers, mining operations, and emergency responders where cellular towers don’t reach.
Starlink is proving that even the most remote places don’t have to stay disconnected.