It happened! What SpaceX rocket just did changed everything about Global connectivity…
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It happened! What SpaceX rocket just did changed everything about Global connectivity…
In the wake of the inaugural 2023 mission, SpaceX, under Elon Musk’s leadership, brought about a monumental shift in global communication methods.
This transformative event unfolded with the launch of SpaceX’s initial rocket for 2024 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Alongside the deployment of Starlink V2 mini-satellites, the launch included six Starlink satellites designed for direct connectivity to standard 5G cellphones. These satellites mark the initial phase of a collaboration between SpaceX and T-Mobile, initially announced in 2022, aiming to integrate such connectivity. It signifies a significant leap forward for SpaceX’s satellite internet constellation.
SpaceX initially revealed plans for these satellites to be carried aboard their Starship Superheavy rocket. However, due to substantial delays in the rocket’s development, the Starlink V2 mini satellites commenced deployment aboard SpaceX’s dependable Falcon 9 rocket.
In the August 2022 event attended by SpaceX founder Elon Musk and T-Mobile CEO and President Mike Sievert, Musk described this new addition as “a significant game changer” that could eradicate global dead zones in connectivity.
“This really is a big deal,” Musk said during the presentation. “Even if an entire region or country lost connectivity because of a severe hurricane or floods or fires or tornados, earthquakes… even if all the cell towers were taken out, your phone would still work.”
The satellites are anticipated to offer direct-to-cellphone 5G connectivity for T-Mobile customers. However, SpaceX plans to initiate text messaging capabilities from space this year in collaboration with cellular operators. Voice and data connectivity are anticipated to be available by 2025. It’s important to note that the company still requires regulatory permission to commercially offer these services.
This will likely take some time. Initially, SpaceX mentioned that the data connection would be restricted to between two and four megabits per second for each cellular zone. Elon has since updated this speed to 7 megabits per cell zone.
”This will allow for mobile phone connectivity anywhere on Earth. Note, this only supports ~7Mb per beam and the beams are very big, so while this is a great solution for locations with no cellular connectivity, it is not meaningfully competitive with existing terrestrial cellular networks,” Musk shared.
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