Starlink & Global Internet

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I wonder if the Houthis are going to find a use for it

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https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2024/09/s ... -2025.html

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SpaceX Starlink Has 227 Direct to Cellphone Capable Satellites
October 7, 2024 by Brian Wang

SpaceX had 17 launches with 13 direct to cellphone enabled version 2 mini Starlink satellites and 6 in the initial launch in April, 2024. This is being activated in North Carolina and Georgia where communications have failed in many areas due to the hurricane. This will likely be activated in Florida late this week while and after hurricane Milton hits.

Limited SMS cell service began working for a lot of people (October 5, 6 2025) thanks to activation of Sat to cell by Starlink, good on 3 networks. T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T. FCC approved October 4. Starlink already activated network.

https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2024/10/s ... lites.html

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SpaceX Starlink Is Ready to Provide Global Direct to Cell Service
December 4, 2024 by Brian Wang

SpaceX has completed 24 planes of 13 sats per plane at a 53 deg inclination for the Direct to Cell constellation. Once raised to 360 km, it will be plugged in to service.

Direct to Cell is open for business for any telco in the world that wants to eliminate dead zones for text and then data in their country.

@TMobile and several other companies have already partnered for this service.

https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2024/12/s ... rvice.html

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SpaceX Starlink Direct to Cellphone Text and Voice Will Be Available to Millions in 2025
January 1, 2025 by Brian Wang
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2025/01/s ... -2025.html
There are 370 SpaceX DTC (Direct to Cellphone) Starlink satellites in orbit now. There could be over 1000 SpaceX DTC satellites by the end of 2025.

The @SpaceX team achieved an unprecedented launch cadence, conducting 134 Falcon launches with 89 dedicated to expanding the Starlink constellation.

Companies working with SpaceX on Direct to Cellphone service.
T-Mobile (U.S.)
Rogers (Canada)
One NZ (New Zealand)
KDDI (Japan)
Optus (Australia)
Salt (Switzerland)

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SpaceX Starlink Direct to Cellphone Text and Voice Will Be Available to Millions in 2025
January 1, 2025 by Brian Wang
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2025/01/s ... -2025.html
There are 370 SpaceX DTC (Direct to Cellphone) Starlink satellites in orbit now. There could be over 1000 SpaceX DTC satellites by the end of 2025.

The @SpaceX team achieved an unprecedented launch cadence, conducting 134 Falcon launches with 89 dedicated to expanding the Starlink constellation.

Companies working with SpaceX on Direct to Cellphone service.
T-Mobile (U.S.)
Rogers (Canada)
One NZ (New Zealand)
KDDI (Japan)
Optus (Australia)
Salt (Switzerland)

Now it's the turn of the battery/phone industry.

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Move over, Starlink, there's a new satellite-to-cell service in town
By Joe Salas
January 16, 2025
https://newatlas.com/technology/tianton ... t-to-cell/

Most people with cell phones might not ever experience what it feels like to suddenly find yourself in a dead zone. If you have, maybe you find solace in those brief interruptions without notifications. Or maybe you find yourself in an emergency and help is not on the way. Either way, the ability to connect if you need to has its merits.

On January 8th, 2024, using Starlink satellites with direct-to-cell capabilities and via T-Mobile's network spectrum, Elon Musk's company was able to send and receive its very first text message from Earth to space and back with a regular, run-of-the-mill smartphone.

Now China has that same technology, but maybe even a little bit better.

For the last two years, China Telecom, Huawei, and several other industry partners have been working on the Tiantong satellite project, including overcoming the challenges of maintaining stable cellular connections with weak signals. By integrating satellite antennas into mobile phones and merging communication protocols, researchers succeeded in creating the world's first smartphone capable of making direct satellite calls.

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