Direct to Cell
A technical approach in which satellites establish links directly with unmodified standard smartphones, requiring no dedicated terminal; initially it mainly supports text messaging and narrowband data.
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Starlink's Direct to Cell business has proven the technical path of direct satellite-to-ordinary-phone connectivity feasible, but current capabilities mainly support SMS and basic data services.
Direct to Cell technology requires satellites to operate in relatively low orbits of about 300-600 km to keep latency and path loss down.
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Starlink's Direct to Cell business has proven the technical path of direct satellite-to-ordinary-phone connectivity feasible, but current capabilities mainly support SMS and basic data services.
50%UnverifiedDirect to Cell technology requires satellites to operate in relatively low orbits of about 300-600 km to keep latency and path loss down.
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