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This will allow for mobile phone connectivity anywhere on Earth.
Note, this only supports ~7Mb per beam and the beams are very big, so while this is a great solution for locations with no cellular connectivity, it is not meaningfully competitive with existing terrestrial cellular networks.
SpaceX@SpaceX· Jan 3, 2024The six @Starlink satellites on this mission with Direct to Cell capability will further global connectivity and help to eliminate dead zones →
04:06 AM · January 3, 2024 · 25.7M views
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