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Old 3rd Jan 2024, 22:05
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ORAC
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View of last night’s @Starlink satellite deployment, including the first six with Direct to Cell capabilities.

​​​​​​​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.
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