SpaceX Patent Makes Low Earth Orbit Direct to Cell Far More Efficient
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#73C6B)
SpaceX Starlink Direct-to-Cell aims to connect billions of existing smartphones to LEO satellites. No hardware modification required. No special SIM card. T-Mobile's beta already delivers SMS to unmodified phones via Starlink. But scaling to full voice and data service demands solving a hidden bottleneck. Every time a LEO satellite passes overhead and hands off to ...