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Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: JAB <here@is.invalid> Newsgroups: misc.news.internet.discuss Subject: Satellite phone service could soon become the norm Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2024 14:47:22 -0500 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 28 Message-ID: <v6c70c$3uikb$1@dont-email.me> Reply-To: JAB <here@is.invalid> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2024 21:47:25 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="99ce81b0d1eb6bba183d5cb51e916119"; logging-data="4147851"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/9AMb9jLn5h0bW7jH5s2SN" User-Agent: ForteAgent/8.00.32.1272 Cancel-Lock: sha1:lKctWwFqLxl3hagIk9c/WwLU53w= Bytes: 2109 Satellite phone service could soon become the norm America's Big 3 cellcos all signed up already, though most of the 'non terrestrial' tech not actually live yet PIC https://regmedia.co.uk/2024/06/19/gsma_map.jpg Looking at the constellation size and coverage of the satellite operators, Starlink is out in front with about 6,000 satellites in orbit, GSMA Intelligence says, although it should be noted that only recently launched vehicles currently support direct-to-cell capability. Eutelsat OneWeb has the next highest number of deployments, with approximately 650 satellites in place, representing most of its constellation. AST SpaceMobile only has a single test satellite in orbit and has yet to loft any of the BlueBird units it will need to provide a commercial service. Amazon's Project Kuiper likewise only has a pair of test satellites in orbit. .... .... The key takeaway from the report is that satellite connectivity looks like it will become just another part of mobile comms, although it isn't clear if this will be included in a customer's service plan or marketed as an add-on extra. https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/19/satellite_phone_service_could_soon