SpaceX, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, has made a major advance in satellite communications services with the Starlink network, announcing peak download speeds of 17 megabits per second for direct satellite-to-mobile communication, using a Samsung phone.
In the experiment that Musk shared on the .
This is a remarkable development that may enable voice calls and text messages in remote areas that lack cellular networks.
Although a speed of 17 Mbps is considered sufficient to make voice calls according to current protocols, this speed may not be ideal for video calls or using applications that require a lot of data.
But even a slow satellite connection can serve as an emergency backup line at sea or in very isolated areas.