PARIS, August 26 (Benin News/EP) –
The second version of the satellite internet service Starlink will arrive in 2023 and will be able to transmit directly to the mobile phones of its users by eliminating the “dead zones” in the whole world.
And the CEO (CEOof SpaceX, Elon Muskpresented the development and early details of Starlink V2 at the end of May in a presentation on the Everyday Astronaut YouTube channel.
Then, without giving many details regarding its next launch, the entrepreneur admitted that they already had the first prototype of a Starlink 2.0 satellite from seven meters long and weighing 1.25 tonnes.
Today, the entrepreneur revealed that the second iteration of his satellite internet service will arrive in 2023, as he wrote on his Twitter profile, where he revealed what will initially be called Starlink V2.
This service will be characterized mainly by its ability to transmit the network directly to the mobile phones of its users, with the aim of being able to eliminate all the constraints linked to the use of the network. “dead zones”. and offer internet to all corners of the world.
Starlink V2, which will be launched next year, will transmit directly to mobile phones, eliminating dead zones worldwide.
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 26, 2022
To do this, it will partner with T-Mobile under the Coverage Above & Beyond plan, through which the two companies plan to provide near complete coverage in most of the United States, officials from the two companies have announced. during an event.
On the other hand, the CEO of SpaceX clarified on Twitter that Starlink V2 connectivity will be between 2 and 4 megabits (Mbits) per zone, connection levels that should allow to make calls and send text messages. , but that won’t be enough to compete with the high bandwidth.
So far, Starlink requires installing an antenna kitwhich transmits the signal to a Wi-Fi router, also included. Finally, the user’s mobile phone is connected to this modem to use a network with Internet access.
