The service 'will allow for mobile phone connectivity anywhere on Earth,' Musk said in a post on the social media site X, though he added that technical limitations mean 'it is not meaningfully competitive with existing terrestrial cellular networks.' — Reuters
Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched its first six satellites capable of offering mobile phone service as the company races to bring more connectivity to remote areas.
Operating like a cell tower in space, the Starlink satellites will work with users’ existing phones, rather than using specialised equipment, to enable text messaging in areas where traditional cell signals are weak or nonexistent. SpaceX will later be able to offer voice and data, said Kate Tice, senior quality systems engineering manager, on a webcast for the launch Tuesday (Jan 2).
