SpaceX of Elon Musk 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, satellites starlink They work with users’ existing phones, rather than using specialized equipment, to enable text messaging in areas where traditional cellular signals are weak or non-existent.
Later, SpaceX will be able to offer voice and data services, he said Kate Ticesenior manager of quality systems engineering, in a webcast held Tuesday for the launch.
Call “Direct to Cell”, the company is working with T-Mobile US Inc. in the United States, a partnership that was announced in 2022 and which gained US approval last month for testing.
SpaceX will work with other operators in the rest of the world: Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.’s Optus in Australia, Salt Mobile SA in Switzerland, Rogers Communications Inc. in Canada, One New Zealand Group Ltd. in New Zealand, Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA in Chile and Peru and KDDI Corp. in Japan.
It is expected that starlink generate about $10 billion in total sales this year, which would eclipse its rocket launch business and account for two-thirds of the total, Bloomberg News reported. Musk is considering an initial public offering for the Starlink satellite business by the end of 2024, according to Bloomberg.
Source: Gestion
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