In a couple of year's time Starlink will be on just about every phone
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i have already finished the (free) beta testing on my iphone 16 pro. for an additional $15 per month to the phone plan the carrier or operator can activate the full featured service. it’s only available on t-mobile in u.s. for now.
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He owns an EV.
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SingTel, M1 n StarHub how?
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don’t think they talk to spacex yet. it’s only confined to u.s. carriers the next 2 years due to (advanced) starlink satellite coverage. there are 2 versions of starlink: old satellites for starlink terminal and new sats for phone service.
Huawei uses any existing network and improve on the ground based infrastructure and 6G technologies standards that will integrate satellite networks with terrestrial networks, rather than building and launching its own satellite constellation from scratch like Starlink
In summary, the system leverages existing ground-based infrastructure networks whenever possible. However, in areas with limited or no cellular or Wi-Fi coverage, such as deserts, oceans, mountains, or other remote locations, it will instead utilize satellite communication services to establish a connection.
In summary, the system leverages existing ground-based infrastructure networks whenever possible. However, in areas with limited or no cellular or Wi-Fi coverage, such as deserts, oceans, mountains, or other remote locations, it will instead utilize satellite communication services to establish a connection.
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1. Just why do you need to have satellite connected phone ? I can't understand, why should you have one ?
2. What is the objective for having one ?
3.Is the service is so cheap and eaily available that every common people can have one ?
2. What is the objective for having one ?
3.Is the service is so cheap and eaily available that every common people can have one ?
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Many countries have extensive areas with no cellphone coverage. EG in NZ only 54% of land area has mobile reception. If your car breaks down on a quiet rural road chances are there is no signal.
Satellite phones will solve this problem.
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Oh, then there's a real need to it.
Valid and I think those who staying in no men's land should get one.
Those urban resident like me can stay out.
To put things into perspective, for 5G technology, the distance between your cell phone and the ground-based station is approximately 100 to 300 meters. In contrast, 6G technology has an even shorter range. When it comes to cell phones communicating with satellite stations, the distance is several hundred to thousands of kilometers. This means that cell phones would require more expensive and sensitive components to function effectively which translate to cost
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Will it track and target mossad missiles towards a user? Or comes with a " Kill" Switch?
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Shorting SingTel and all Telco stocks nao!!!
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There is already satellite phone service. .
The satellite station serves as a physical infrastructure, while the software application is responsible for controlling and guiding its operations. For instance, during the the satellite or GPS are both down, Starlink was deployed over Ukraine to provide communication support to ground troops and assist in targeting enemy positions..
If the system is compromised by a hacker, such as by Rusty, and the code is successfully interpreted, it's possible to redirect the missile's trajectory back to its intended user. A common vulnerability is the communication link between the command center and frontline troops, able to use the info to plan ahead the need for advanced defensive strategies or countermeasures to prevent such attacks.
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i tested iridium and globalstar phones during their beta days too. in fact i was involved in the 1st globalstar ground station deployment in the u.s. their orbits are further out in space thus the antenna on these phones are longer and larger much like a barrel of a gun. with starlink (2) the antenna is already integrated in the metallic frames of the newer iphones. and the new starlink sats are more powerful, allowing antennas on earth to shrink in size, unlike the bulky antennas for older starlink terminals. also, it’s leo thus distance from sat to phone is shorther than globalstar’s and or iridium’s. the carrier or operator needs to have a starlink gateway server at its data center to connect to the internet. service is not dependent on apple or phone maker but on the carrier. the new ios update allows all sat services to be opted, i.e. sos and starlink (in u.s. and puerto rico only for now as new sats are deployed only for the u.s. footprint). new iphones and ios in prc are also updated for beidou or ccp satellites. any new starlink-like or copycat services (proprietary only to ccp) in prc will also be compatible with newer iphones and ios. cost is minimal to the new iphones as all antennas and baseband modem chips (hardware and firmware) are already considered and integrated for the past 6.9 years. just require a software update to work with new services. it shows how far along and advanced planning is required for a solid phone and the modem chipset. no more sextra royalty bs from qualcomm.
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Dedicated satellite phones have been around for a long time but comparing these with what Starlink will be implementing is like night and day.
More importantly Starlink will be working with existing Telcos so that complete coverage is achieved with just one piece of hardware. Current satellite plans require a separate phone which can only work with a direct line of sight to the sky.
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https://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/satellite-phone-service
apparently to launch the service t-mobile (us) teams up with space-x to launch over 650 satellites (690 by now to reach full constellation over the u.s. footprint) dedicated to t-mobile (marketed as t-satellite). verizon has only 10 sats so far in beta while at&t is still in the planning and early testing phases.
apparently to launch the service t-mobile (us) teams up with space-x to launch over 650 satellites (690 by now to reach full constellation over the u.s. footprint) dedicated to t-mobile (marketed as t-satellite). verizon has only 10 sats so far in beta while at&t is still in the planning and early testing phases.
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