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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took to X Twitter to achieve a maximum download speed of 17 Mbps from a Starlink satellite to an unmodified Samsung Android phone.
SpaceX just achieved peak download speed of 17Mb/s from satellite direct to unmodified Samsung Android phone pic.twitter.com/JqPHmkriv0
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 2, 2024
“SpaceX just achieved a maximum download speed of 17 Mbps from a satellite directly to an unmodified Samsung Android phone,” Musk wrote.
In further comments answering questions, the SpaceX/Starlink CEO elaborates on what that means.
No, because it is the current fast speed for the composition and the composition is great, since this system is only effective where there is no local service.
This service works in partnership with wireless designers like @SpaceX and @TMobile announced.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 2, 2024
“This is the current peak speed per beam, and the beams are large, so this system is only effective where there is no cellular connection. This service works in partnership with wireless providers, as announced by SpaceX and T-Mobile.”
It will be recalled that in August 2022, SpaceX and the mobile operator T-Mobile announced a collaboration with the aim of using Starlink satellites to get rid of “dead zones” in cellular network coverage. At the time, it was planned that ordinary 5G smartphones could connect to Starlink satellites at speeds of 2-4 Mbps in certain areas of coverage. As we can see, this indicator was significantly exceeded in this case.
In January 2024, SpaceX and T-Mobile sent and received the first text messages to phones using the Starlink D2D satellites, which had been launched the week before. At the time, SpaceX said it wanted to publicly launch mobile text satellites with T-Mobile in 2024, and expand satellite telephony capabilities with voice communications the following year.
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