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Space X Planning To Launch New Communications Technology Into Space
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Wednesday, January 3, 2024 – SpaceX has launched the first batch of Starlink satellites, which can beam signals directly from space to smartphones. The satellites, which will be launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, will provide network access to phone users in “dead zones” via Starlink.
The satellites were in low-Earth orbit, according to T-Mobile US. Text messaging will be the first feature of the direct-to-cell service, followed by phone and data capabilities in the coming years. T-Mobile intends to rapidly scale up the project, and Sara Spangelo, senior director of satellite engineering at SpaceX, describes the launch as an important milestone.
Mike Katz, T-Mobile’s president of marketing, strategy, and products, hoped that dead zones would become obsolete. Other cellular companies around the world will work with SpaceX to deploy direct-to-cell technologies, including Japan’s KDDI, Australia’s Optus, New Zealand’s One NZ, and Canada’s Rogers.
Source: The Guardian
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