A page for 'Direct to Cell', a service that allows you to use Starlink lines directly from your existing smartphone, appears on the official website
On the official website of Starlink, a satellite communication service developed by SpaceX, led by Elon Musk, a page for ``Direct to Cell'', a service that allows you to use satellite communication directly from existing smartphones, has appeared.
Home - Starlink - Direct to Cell
Direct to Cell allows you to connect your existing LTE-enabled smartphone to your mobile network anywhere you can see the sky. There is no need to change hardware or software, and there is no need to use specific apps.
The communication route looks like this. The Starlink satellite functions as a 'base station in space.'
Text data communication is scheduled to start within 2024, and voice/data communication and IOT communication are scheduled to start in 2025.
In addition to Japan, Direct to Cell partners with mobile phone companies in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Switzerland, and can be used mutually within these six countries. In Japan, au is a partner, and the service is introduced on the special site and promotional movie below.
SPACE X - Connect anywhere as long as you can see the sky｜au
https://www.au.com/lp/starlink/
If you can see the sky, you can connect anywhere | au Space X - YouTube
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