Starlink Successfully Tests Space Direct to Cell Mobile Service
Starlink (SpaceX) has conducted the first successful live test of their new global Direct to Cell mobile roaming service with regular unmodified Smartphones, which came only six days after they launched (here) the first small batch of DtC capable broadband satellites. But at present it’s only being used to send and receive text (SMS) messages.
The operator’s network currently has around 5,311 LEO satellites in orbit around the Earth (altitude of c. 500km+) and they have approval to add roughly 7...
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