SpaceX’s internet service Starlink is now available in all seven continents including Antarctica. The development was confirmed by SpaceX in a tweet. SpaceX retweeted a tweet by the National Science Foundation and wrote, “Starlink is now on all seven continents! In such a remote location like Antarctica, this capability is enabled by Starlink’s space laser network.” SpaceX’s Starlink is a high-speed, low-latency internet service provided through highly advanced satellites operating in a low orbit. Users get a Starlink kit comprising Starlink, WiFi route, cables and base. Meanwhile, US-based wireless carrier T-Mobile and SpaceX announced Starlink satellites, to be launched next year, can connect directly to the 5G phones over existing cellular brands. Starlink satellites will utilise T-Mobile’s mid-band spectrum to create a new network. Mid-band or C-Band is used for 5G rollout since it can balance both capacity and coverage. Musk said, “SpaceX’s next-generation Starlink satellites, the first of which is planned to launch on SpaceX’s next-generation Starship rocket whenever it is fully devevloped, will have larger antennae that will allow connectivity directly to mobile phones on the T-mobile network.”
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