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by starbase 1024 days ago
Starlink v2 satellites can do it today using T-Mobile's 1900MHz spectrum. Not sure if the service is live yet as they have only been launching v2 hardware for a few months.
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Starlink recently partnered with KDDI in Japan to do the same thing for the main island and surrounding islands.

https://www.rcrwireless.com/20230831/carriers/kddi-partners-...

It isn't clear if the ones being launched have the cellphone communication capability yet.
My understanding is that the difference between the v2-Mini that are being launched now on Falcon 9, and the v2 that requires Starship, is the big antenna needed for cell phone.