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> One space based cell plan for the whole world The baseband on handheld devices do not have that much power to transmit and receive from Starlink directly; an
by ignoramous 2y ago
> One space based cell plan for the whole world
The baseband on handheld devices do not have that much power to transmit and receive from Starlink directly; and hence the partnership with MNOs. With 5G (after Google & Meta got involved, the designs took on a Cloud/Internet-heavy focus), Starlink very well might have "slices" carved out exclusive for its own use world over.
See also: Cloudflare's Zero-Trust SIM (2022), https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32982697 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32982697
- rblatz 2y ago> The baseband on handheld devices do not have that much power to transmit and receive from Starlink directly; That is exactly what this is about, direct from standard handsets to starlink satellites.
- philipwhiuk 2y ago> The baseband on handheld devices do not have that much power to transmit and receive from Starlink directly It turns out they do.
- Tuna-Fish 2y agoThey do, but only with very low bandwidth. The initial service is just sms messages, nothing else.