SpaceX Starlink Has Over 100 Starlink Cellphone Direct Capability
SpaceX Starlink now has over 100 Starlink satellites with direct to cellphone capability in orbit.
Each satellite can provide about 17 mbps direct to cellphone communication. This would enable about 10,000 simultaneous voice or low bandwidth data connections. It can also support millions of text messages and other short communications every few seconds.
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